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Below is our current list of both former and present county tops for England & Wales, however this is subject to change as we research these further, discover new tops, and eliminate spurious entries.

County

Name of Top

Height (m)

Height (ft)

Grid Reference

Map

Date climbed

Notes

Anglesey

Holyhead Mountain

220

722

SH 21854 82945

Map

 

 

Avon

Nr Nettwood Farm, Niver Hill

264

866

ST 56515 53892

Map

26/11/2005

Also Bath/NE Somerset.

Barnsley

Hoar Stones, Howden Edge

514

1686

SK 15845 98320

Map

 

Sub-top of South Yorkshire & Sheffield?

Bath/NE Somerset

Nr Nettwood Farm, Niver Hill

264

866

ST 56515 53892

Map

26/11/2005

Also Avon.

Bedfordshire

Dunstable Downs

243

797

TL 00880 19418

Map

01/01/2006

 

Berkshire

Walbury Hill

297

974

SU 37346 61625

Map

04/12/2004

Also West Berkshire. Climbed on same walk as Hampshire.

Birmingham

Rednal Hill

250

820

SO 99584 76480

Map

16/04/2005

 

Blackburn with Darwen

Winter Hill

456

1496

SD 65978 14939

Map

17/04/2005

Is Bolton a sub top?

Blackpool

Warbreck Reservoir

30

98

SD 31617 38495

Map

 

 

Blaenau Gwent

Coety Mountain

578

1896

SO 23170 07990

Map

 

Is Torfaen a sub top?

Bolton

Winter Hill 2

445

1460

SD 66285 14615

Map

17/04/2005

Subtop of Blackburn/Darwen?

Bournemouth

Ringwood Road

65

213

SZ 04930 94975

Map

17/09/2005

 

Bracknell Forest

Surrey Hill

130

427

SU 88760 64000

Map

22/09/2004

 

Bradford

Round Hill

455

1493

SD 97845 35040

Map

27/04/2007

 

Brecknockshire

Pen y Fan

886

2906

SO 01209 21583

Map

25/03/2006

Also Powys

Bridgend

Werfa

568

1863

SS 91278 94777

Map

19/06/2005

 

Brighton and Hove

East Hill

195

640

TQ 27949 11456

Map

14/05/2005

Aka "Flank of West Hill". Disputed top - could also be Bullock Hill.
Alternative grid reference - TQ 28258 11707

Brighton and Hove

Bullock Hill

195

640

TQ 36724 06252

Map

14/05/2005

Disputed top - could also be East Hill

Bristol (City of)

Dundry Hill

160

554

ST 59380 66870

Map

26/11/2005

 

Buckinghamshire

Haddington Hill

267

875

SP 89072 09088

Map

02/01/2005

Aka Wendover Woods. Climbed on same walk as Hertfordshire.

Bury

Scholes Height & Bull Hill

415

1362

SD 75575 19020

Map

28/04/2007

Poss Bull Hill. Alternative grid ref for Scholes Height is SD 765 188

Caernarvonshire

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

1085

3560

SH 60986 54375

Map

24/04/2006

Also Gwynneth

Caerphilly

Pen March

535

1755

SO 08250 11095

Map

 

 

Calderdale

Waystone Edge

480

1575

SD 99795 13985

Map

 

 

Cambridgeshire

Great Chishill

146

479

TL 42627 38640

Map

12/02/2005

Also Cambridgeshire & Isle of Ely

Cambridgeshire
& Isle of Ely

Great Chishill

146

479

TL 42627 38640

Map

12/02/2005

Also Cambridgeshire

Cardiff

Garth Hill

307

1007

SS 91278 94777

Map

19/06/2005

 

Cardiganshire

Pumlumon Fawr (aka Plymlimon)

752

2467

SN 78968 86940

Map

 

Also Ceredigion

Carmarthenshire

Fan Foel

781

2562

SN 82148 22350

Map

19/06/2005

Also Dyfed

Ceredigion

Pumlumon Fawr (aka Plymlimon)

752

2467

SN 78968 86940

Map

 

Also Cardiganshire

Cheshire

Shining Tor

559

1833

SJ 99463 73739

Map

29/04/2007

 

Cleveland

Gisborough Moor

328

1076

NZ 63445 12345

Map

08/07/2006

Also Redcar & Cleveland

Clwyd

Cadair Berwyn New Top

830

2723

SJ 07165 32355

Map

 

Link to Wrexham, Denbighshire

Conwy

Carnedd Llewelyn

1064

3490

SH 68380 64398

Map

 

 

Cornwall

Brown Willy

420

1378

SX 15869 79998

Map

23/04/2006

 

Coventry

Corley Moor

167

547

SP 27658 84866

Map

13/11/2004

Disputed top - could also be Keresley House

Coventry

Keresley House

167

547

SP 30417 84210

Map

13/11/2004

Disputed top - could also be Corley Moor

Cumberland

Scafell Pike

978

3209

NY 21540 07217

Map

 

Also Cumbria

Cumbria

Scafell Pike

978

3209

NY 21540 07217

Map

 

Also Cumberland

Darlington

Dere Street

218

715

NZ 20630 24555

Map

08/07/2006

 

Denbighshire

Moel Sych

827

2713

SJ 06633 31863

Map

 

Also Montgomeryshire. Link to Wrexham, Clwyd

Derby (City of)

Allestree Park

135

443

SK 33965 40635

Map

27/04/2007

Aka "Quarndon"

Derbyshire

Kinder Scout

636

2087

SK 08518 87520

Map

 

 

Devon

High Willhays

621

2037

SX 58023 89203

Map

 

 

Doncaster

Foredoles Head

144

472

SK 51310 93373

Map

04/12/2005

 

Dorset

Pilsdon Pen

277

908

ST 413 011

Map

17/09/2005

Disputed top - could also be Lewesdon Hill

Dorset

Lewesdon Hill

279

915

ST 43780 01160

Map

17/09/2005

Disputed top - could also be Pilsdon Pen

Dudley

Tansley Hill

251

823

SO 95350 89720

Map

13/11/2004

Aka Cawney Hill

Durham

Burnhope Seat

746

2447

NY 78790 37537

Map

 

Old top, now replaced by Mickle Fell following a boundary change

Durham

Mickle Fell

788

2585

NY 80582 24534

Map

 

Also Yorkshire North Riding.
This top has supplanted Burnhope Seat as the top following a boundary change.

Dyfed

Fan Foel

781

2562

SN 82148 22350

Map

19/06/2005

Also Carmarthenshire

East Suffolk

Wattisham Airfield

91

299

TM 02363 49929

Map

12/02/2005

This is the highest accessible point
- there may be marginally higher points inside the airfield but we were denied access

East Sussex

Ditchling Beacon

248

813

TQ 33164 13071

Map

14/05/2005

 

Essex

Oldfield Grove

147

482

TL 44301 36202

Map

12/02/2005

 

Flintshire

Moel Famau

555

1817

SJ 16115 62663

Map

16/04/2005

 

Gateshead

Currock Hill

259

849

NZ 10715 59200

Map

10/07/2006

Also Tyne & Wear

Glamorgan

Craig y Llyn

600

1969

SN 90686 03150

Map

02/10/2004

Also West Glamorgan & Neath Port Talbot,
Mid Glamorgan & Rhondda Cynon Taff are subtops

Gloucestershire

Cleeve Common

330

1082

SO 99694 24593

Map

19/03/2005

 

Greater London

Botley Hill

255

837

TQ 40720 56250

Map

22/10/2004

Former top of Greater London, supplanted by
Westerham Heights after a boundary change

Greater London

Westerham Heights

245

804

TQ 43634 56485

Map

22/10/2004

Replaced Botley Hill as county top after a boundary change

Greater Manchester

Black Chew Head

542

1778

SE 05615 01988

Map

29/04/2007

Also Oldham. Aka Laddow Moss?

Gwent

Chwarely Fan

679

2225

SO 25819 29416

Map

17/06/2006

Also Monmouthshire. Maybe known as Y Fan.

Gwynedd

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

1085

3560

SH 60986 54375

Map

24/04/2006

Also Caernarvonshire

Halton

Halton Castle

100

328

SJ 53720 81998

Map

16/04/2005

 

Hampshire

Pilot Hill

286

938

SU 39873 60105

Map

04/12/2004

Climbed on same walk as Berkshire/West Berkshire

Hartlepool

Whelly Hill

142

466

NZ 45285 34250

Map

08/07/2006

 

Hereford & Worcester

Black Mountain

703

2306

SO 25588 35051

Map

17/06/2006

Also Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Black Mountain

703

2306

SO 25588 35051

Map

17/06/2006

Also Hereford and Worcester

Hertfordshire

Pavis Wood

244

800

SP 91433 09147

Map

02/01/2005

Climbed on same walk as Buckinghamshire

Hexhamshire

?

 

 

??

 

 

 

Holland

Reservoir Road

8

26

TF 27917 29338

Map

23/07/2005

Alternative top locations: Spalding bypass (TF 26514 23872), Dyke at Marsh Farm (TF 27879 28618).

Humberside

Bishop Wilton Wold

246

807

SE 82091 56974

Map

 

Also Yorkshire East Riding.

Huntingdonshire

Boring Field

83

272

TL 04931 71254

Map

12/02/2005

Also Huntingdonshire & Peterborough

Huntingdonshire & Peterborough

Boring Field

83

272

TL 04931 71254

Map

12/02/2005

Also Huntingdonshire

Isle of Ely

Haddenham

39

128

TL 46710 75214

Map

12/02/2005

 

Isle of Man

Snaefell

621

2036

SC 39770 88086

Map

 

 

Isle of Wight

St Boniface Down

241

790

SZ 56900 78530

Map

 

 

Isles of Scilly

Telegraph Road, St Marys

51

167

SV 91227 12052

Map

 

Aka Higher Newford. We believe Isles of Scilly have always
been administered as part of Cornwall,

Kent

Betsoms Hill

251

823

TQ 43555 56332

Map

22/10/2004

 

Kesteven (1)

Water Tower 1km NE of Buckminster

152

499

SK 88982 23750

Map

23/07/2005

Disputed top - could also be Near Big Wood.
Try alternative grid reference SK 88894 23089

Kesteven (2)

Big Wood

152

499

SK 85187 30989

Map

23/07/2005

Disputed top - could also be water tower 1m NW of Buckminster

Kingston upon Hull

Bransholme

11

36

TA 09810 35520

Map

04/12/2005

Disputed top - could also be East Mount

Kingston upon Hull

East Mount

11

36

TA 13580 32807

Map

04/12/2005

Disputed top - could also be Bransholme

Kirklees

Black Hill

582

1909

SE 07816 04684

Map

29/04/2007

 

Knowsley

Hag Brow

97

318

SJ 46231 94610

Map

17/04/2005

 

Lancashire

Gragareth

627

2057

SD 687 792

Map

 

Disputed top - could also be Green Hill

Lancashire

Green Hill

628

2060

SD 70161 82020

Map

 

Disputed top - could also be Gragareth

Lancashire Furness

Coniston Old Man

803

2634

SD 27235 97827

Map

 

We don't believe that this was ever a county in its own right

Leeds

Burley Moor

340

1115

SE 14060 44545

Map

27/04/2007

 

Leicester

Nether Hall

110

361

SK 64481 06481

Map

23/07/2005

 

Leicestershire

Bardon Hill

278

912

SK 45993 13198

Map

23/07/2005

 

Lincolnshire

The Wolds

168

551

TF 12112 96466

Map

04/12/2005

 

Lindsey

The Wolds

168

551

TF 12112 96466

Map

04/12/2005

 

Liverpool

Woolton Hill

89

292

SJ 41925 87360

Map

17/04/2005

 

London

Hampstead Heath

134

441

TQ 26425 86760

Map

11/09/2004

Now replaced by the Greater London tops

Luton

Butterfield Green

178

584

TL 10536 25259

Map

01/01/2006

Aka "Whitehill"

Manchester

Heaton Park

108

354

SD 83492 04558

Map

17/04/2005

 

Medway

Holly Hill

170

558

TQ 67165 63400

Map

22/10/2004

 

Merionethshire

Aran Fawddwy

905

2969

SH 86269 22382

Map

 

 

Merseyside

Billinge Hill

179

587

SD 52564 01426

Map

17/04/2005

Also St Helens, Wigan a sub top?

Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Common

530

1738

SO 08035 11030

Map

 

 

Mid Glamorgan

Craig y Llyn 2

590

1935

SN 90940 03150

Map

02/10/2004

Also Rhonda Cynon Taff, sub top of West Glamorgan & Neath Port Talbot

Middlesbrough

Quarry Hill

100

328

NZ 55220 12360

Map

08/07/2006

 

Middlesex

Bushey Heath

155

509

TQ 15235 93970

Map

26/12/2004

 

Milton Keynes

Bow Brickhill

171

561

SP 91522 34478

Map

01/01/2006

 

Monmouthshire

Chwarely Fan

679

2225

SO 25819 29416

Map

17/06/2006

Also Gwent. Maybe known as Y Fan

Montgomeryshire

Moel Sych

827

2713

SJ 06633 31863

Map

 

Also Denbighshire. Link to Wrexham, Clwyd

Neath Port Talbot

Craig y Llyn

600

1969

SN 90686 03150

Map

02/10/2004

Also West Glamorgan; Mid Glamorgan & Rhondda Cynon Taff are subtops

Newcastle upon Tyne

Westerhope

131

430

NZ 18859 66895

Map

10/07/2006

 

Newport

Wentwood

309

1014

ST 41132 94304

Map

 

 

Norfolk

Beacon Hill

102

335

TG 18359 41425

Map

 

 

North East Lincolnshire

Wold Newton

117

384

TF 25278 96874

Map

04/12/2005

Alternative - Beesby, TF251973

North Lincolnshire

Saxby Wold

102

335

SE 99975 17270

Map

04/12/2005

 

North Somerset

Blagdon Hill Farm

240

787

ST 50411 57788

Map

26/11/2005

Alternative grid ref = ST 501 578

North Tyneside

Camperdown

86

282

NZ 28088 71827

Map

08/07/2006

 

North Yorkshire

Whernside

736

2415

SD 73849 81414

Map

 

Also Yorkshire West Riding

Northamptonshire

Arbury Hill

225

738

SP 54005 58778

Map

23/07/2005

 

Northumberland

Cheviot (The)

815

2674

NT 90905 20525

Map

09/07/2006

 

Nottingham

Nottingham

130

427

SK 50660 43285

Map

27/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be "Mapperley"

Nottingham

Mapperley

130

427

SK 58790 43105

Map

27/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be "Nottingham"

Nottinghamshire

Newtonwood Lane

204

669

SK 45665 60505

Map

27/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be Silverhill Colliery

Nottinghamshire

Silverhill Colliery

205

672

SK 475 625

Map

27/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be Newtonwood Lane

Oldham

Black Chew Head

542

1778

SE 05615 01988

Map

29/04/2007

Also Greater Manchester. Aka Laddow Moss?

Oxfordshire

Whitehorse Hill

261

856

SU 30083 86375

Map

19/11/2004

This replaced Bald Hill as the Oxfordshire top following a boundary change

Oxfordshire

Bald Hill

257

843

SU 72885 95775

Map

25/09/2004

Old top, now replaced by Whitehorse Hill following a boundary change

Pembrokeshire

Foel Cwmcerwyn

536

1760

SN 09406 31155

Map

02/10/2004

 

Peterborough

Racecourse Road

82

269

TF 03273 04590

Map

23/07/2005

Also Soke of Peterborough

Plymouth

Roborough/Woolwell

160

525

SX 50483 61568

Map

 

 

Poole

Corfe Hills

78

256

SY 99840 96620

Map

17/09/2005

Alternative grid ref SY 993 964

Portsmouth

Fort Southwick

131

430

SU 62737 06949

Map

14/05/2005

 

Powys

Pen y Fan

886

2906

SO 01209 21583

Map

25/03/2006

Also Brecknockshire

Radnorshire

Great Rhos

660

2166

SO 18217 63897

Map

 

 

Reading

Tilehurst Water Tower, Park Lane

103

338

SU 66332 72941

Map

01/09/2004

Disputed top - could also be Emmer Green

Reading

Russett Glade, Emmer Green

94

308

SU 72394 77366

Map

04/12/2004

Disputed top - could also be Park Lane, Tilehurst

Redcar & Cleveland

Gisborough Moor

328

1076

NZ 63445 12345

Map

08/07/2006

Also Cleveland

Rhondda Cynon Taff

Craig y Llyn 2

590

1935

SN 90940 03150

Map

02/10/2004

Also Mid Glamorgan, sub top of West Glamorgan & Neath Port Talbot

Rochdale

Hail Storm Hill

472

1549

SD 84420 18940

Map

28/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be Blackstone Edge

Rochdale

Blackstone Edge

472

1549

SD 97213 16377

Map

28/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be Hailstorm Hill

Rotherham

Harthill Field

157

515

SK 49445 79690

Map

27/04/2007

 

Rutland

Cold Overton Park

197

646

SK 82708 08533

Map

23/07/2005

 

Salford

Greenheys

115

377

SD 71445 04871

Map

17/04/2005

 

Sandwell

Turner's Hill

271

889

SO 96750 88715

Map

13/11/2004

Also West Midlands

Sefton

Melling Mount

36

118

SD 40327 01299

Map

17/04/2005

 

Sheffield

High Stones, Howden Edge

550

1804

SK 18791 94353

Map

18/04/2005

Disputed top - could also be Margery Hill. Also top for South Yorkshire.

Sheffield

Margery Hill

546

1791

SK 18912 95697

Map

18/04/2005

Disputed top - could also be Howden Edge. Also South Yorkshire top.

Shropshire (aka Salop)

Brown Clee Hill

540

1772

SO 59364 86551

Map

03/02/2007

 

Slough

East Burnham Park

51

167

SU 95456 83034

Map

29/09/2004

 

Soke of Peterborough

Racecourse Road

82

269

TF 03273 04590

Map

23/07/2005

Also Peterborough

Solihull

High Ash Farm, Meigh's Wood

185

607

SP 25950 84590

Map

13/11/2004

 

Somerset

Dunkery Beacon

519

1702

SS 89143 41587

Map

02/09/2006

 

South Glamorgan

Craig Llysfaen

264

866

ST 18994 85080

Map

 

 

South Gloucestershire

Hanging Hill

237

778

ST 71734 70278

Map

06/03/2005

 

South Tyneside

Boldon Hills

90

295

NZ 35025 60210

Map

08/07/2006

 

South Yorkshire

High Stones, Howden Edge

550

1804

SK 18791 94353

Map

18/04/2005

Disputed top - could also be Margery Hill. Also Sheffield top.

South Yorkshire

Margery Hill

546

1791

SK 18912 95697

Map

18/04/2005

Disputed top - could also be Howden Edge. Also Sheffield top.

Southampton

Basset Avenue

85

279

SU42016 17464

Map

30/07/2005

 

Southend-on-Sea 1

London Road

61

200

TQ 82110 86636

Map

22/08/2005

Disputed top - could also be Great Wood

Southend-on-Sea 2

Great Wood

60

197

TQ 82713 88255

Map

22/08/2005

Aka Heathmount. Disputed top - could also be London Road

St Helens

Billinge Hill

179

587

SD 52564 01426

Map

17/04/2005

Also Merseyside, Wigan a sub top?

Staffordshire

Cheeks Hill

520

1705

SK 02610 69910

Map

 

Replaced Oliver Hill as county top following a boundary change

Staffordshire

Oliver Hill

513

1683

SK 02705 67585

Map

 

Old top, now replaced by Cheeks Hill following a boundary change

Stockport

Mellor Moor

327

1073

SJ 98675 87249

Map

29/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be Robin Hood's Picking Rods.

Stockport

Robin Hood's Picking Rods

327

1073

SK 00603 90938

Map

29/04/2007

Disputed top - could also be Mellor Moor

Stockton-on-Tees

Thorpe Larches

80

263

NZ 39075 25715

Map

08/07/2006

Disputed top - could also be Boy Hill

Stockton-on-Tees

Boy Hill

82

269

NZ 47920 10755

Map

08/07/2006

Disputed top - could also be Thorpe Larches

Stoke on Trent

Meir Heath

250

820

SJ 92765 40270

Map

 

 

Suffolk

Great Wood

128

419

TL 78872 55806

Map

12/02/2005

Also West Suffolk

Sunderland

The Moors

170

558

NZ 36325 50870

Map

08/07/2006

 

Surrey

Leith Hill

295

968

TQ 13935 43186

Map

22/10/2004

 

Sussex

Black Down

280

918

SU 91939 29609

Map

14/05/2005

 

Swansea

Mynydd y Betws

373

1224

SN 66480 09485

Map

03/10/2004

Maybe known as Mynydd Y Gwair

Swindon

Liddington Castle

277

909

SU 20983 79760

Map

19/11/2004

 

Tameside

Hoarstone Edge

497

1631

SE 01980 01693

Map

29/04/2007

 

Telford & Wrekin

The Wrekin

407

1335

SJ 62806 08093

Map

03/02/2007

 

Thurrock

Langdon Hill

115

377

TQ 67906 86311

Map

22/08/2005

Aka Westley Heights

Torbay

Beacon Hill

196

643

SX 85802 62028

Map

 

 

Torfaen

Coety Mountain 2

575

1886

SO 23215 08035

Map

 

Sub top of Blaenau Gwent?

Trafford

The Devisdale

70

230

SJ 75851 87343

Map

16/04/2005

 

Tyne & Wear

Currock Hill

259

849

NZ 10715 59200

Map

10/07/2006

Also Gateshead

Vale of Glamorgan

Tair Onen

137

449

ST 03661 73979

Map

03/10/2004

 

Wakefield

Woolley Edge

176

577

SE 30670 13436

Map

27/04/2007

 

Walsall

Barr Beacon

227

745

SP 06070 97380

 

13/11/2004

 

Warrington

High Warren

105

344

SJ 61402 84255

Map

16/04/2005

 

Warwickshire

Ebrington Hill

261

856

SP 18779 42633

Map

19/03/2005

 

West Berkshire

Walbury Hill

297

974

SU 37346 61625

Map

04/12/2004

Also Berkshire. Climbed on same walk as Hampshire.

West Glamorgan

Craig y Llyn

600

1969

SN 90686 03150

Map

02/10/2004

Also Glamorgan & Neath Port Talbot, Mid Glamorgan
& Rhondda Cynon Taff are subtops

West Midlands

Turner's Hill

271

889

SO 96750 88715

Map

13/11/2004

Also Sandwell

West Suffolk

Great Wood

128

419

TL 78872 55806

Map

12/02/2005

Also Suffolk

West Sussex

Black Down

280

918

SU 91939 29609

Map

14/05/2005

 

West Yorkshire

Black Hill

582

1909

SE 07816 04684

Map

29/04/2007

 

Westmorland

Helvellyn

950

3117

NY 34260 15090

Map

 

 

Wigan

Brownlow

165

541

SD 52230 01791

Map

17/04/2005

Sub top of St Helens & Merseyside?

Wiltshire

Milk Hill

295

967

SU 10415 64341

Map

05/03/2005

 

Winchcombeshire

Cleeve Common

330

1082

SO 99694 24593

Map

19/03/2005

 

Windsor & Maidenhead

Ashley Hill

144

472

SU 82401 81103

Map

15/09/2004

Climbed on same walk as Wokingham

Wirral

Poll Hill

108

354

SJ 26775 82330

Map

16/04/2005

 

Wokingham

Bowsey Hill

140

459

SU 80652 80255

Map

15/09/2004

Climbed on same walk as Windsor & Maidenhead

Wolverhampton

Sedgley Beacon

235

771

SO 92322 94407

Map

13/11/2004

 

Worcestershire

Worcestershire Beacon

425

1394

SO 76882 45218

Map

19/03/2005

 

Wrexham

Craig Berwyn

790

2592

SJ 07700 33593

Map

 

Link to Clwyd, Denbighshire.

York

Stock Hill

44

144

SE 54375 47330

Map

04/12/2005

 

Yorkshire East Riding

Bishop Wilton Wold

246

807

SE 82091 56974

Map

04/12/2005

Also Humberside. Some sources say 190m high

Yorkshire North Riding

Mickle Fell

788

2585

NY 80582 24534

Map

 

Also Durham

Yorkshire West Riding

Whernside

736

2415

SD 73849 81414

Map

 

Also North Yorkshire