List of highest points in London

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The 21 distinct points of land over 100 metres in height in the county of Greater London.

This is a list of the highest natural points within the 1,569 km2 (606 sq mi) area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high.

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One is an isolated hill, at Harrow on the Hill – the other 20 summits are clustered on six ridges (escarpments) in London, four of which extend beyond London and are named: Blackheath Ridge, one of the North Weald Ridges, the North Downs ridge and the Grim's Ditch ridge.

The highest point of land, the 245 m (804 ft) Westerham Heights, was also higher than any man-made structure in London until 2012, when the 309 m (1,014 ft) tall Shard London Bridge was completed. A further claimant to being the highest point in London is to top of Crystal Palace transmitting station. This 219 m (719 ft) tall structure stands upon a rise that is itself 109 metres (358 ft) high, a combined height of 328 metres (1,076 ft).

List

RankName and locationLondon boroughOS grid referenceHeight [1]
1 Westerham Heights BromleyTQ436564 ( 51°17′17″N0°03′36″E / 51.288°N 0.060°E / 51.288; 0.060 )245 metres (804 ft) [1]
2 Sanderstead Plantation CroydonTQ343618 ( 51°20′20″N0°04′19″W / 51.339°N 0.072°W / 51.339; -0.072 )175 metres (574 ft) [1]
3 Stanmore Hill HarrowTQ164934 ( 51°37′37″N0°19′05″W / 51.627°N 0.318°W / 51.627; -0.318 )152 metres (499 ft) [1]
4Big Wood peak, north of Manor Hill/Corrigan Avenue Rec. GroundSuttonTQ282598 ( 51°19′19″N0°09′36″W / 51.322°N 0.160°W / 51.322; -0.160 )150 metres (492 ft) [1]
5 Arkley BarnetTQ219956 ( 51°38′42″N0°14′17″W / 51.645°N 0.238°W / 51.645; -0.238 )147 metres (482 ft) [1]
6Highwood Hill/Moat Mount, Totteridge Fields BarnetTQ218941 ( 51°37′55″N0°14′24″W / 51.632°N 0.240°W / 51.632; -0.240 )145 metres (476 ft) [1]
7 Harrow Weald Common HarrowTQ149931 ( 51°37′26″N0°20′24″W / 51.624°N 0.340°W / 51.624; -0.340 )145 metres (475 ft) [2]
8 Hampstead Heath: west of Spaniards Road ‡CamdenTQ264869 ( 51°34′01″N0°10′37″W / 51.567°N 0.177°W / 51.567; -0.177 )137 metres (449 ft) [1]
9 Highgate: Gatehouse, North Road to Hillcrest, off the top of North HillHaringeyTQ282878 ( 51°34′26″N0°09′00″W / 51.574°N 0.150°W / 51.574; -0.150 )136 metres (446 ft) [3] [4]
10 Shooter's Hill GreenwichTQ438765 ( 51°28′08″N0°04′16″E / 51.469°N 0.071°E / 51.469; 0.071 )132 metres (433 ft) [1]
11 Pinner Hill Harrow / HillingdonTQ107916 ( 51°36′43″N0°24′04″W / 51.612°N 0.401°W / 51.612; -0.401 )126 metres (413 ft) [5]
12London part of Woodcock Hill, north of Scratchwood BarnetTQ201953 ( 51°38′35″N0°15′50″W / 51.643°N 0.264°W / 51.643; -0.264 )125 metres (410 ft) [ citation needed ]
13 Harrow on the Hill (occasionally "Harrow Hill")HarrowTQ153874 ( 51°34′23″N0°20′10″W / 51.573°N 0.336°W / 51.573; -0.336 )124 metres (408 ft) [2]
14 Bournwell Hill Barnet / EnfieldTQ256976 ( 51°39′47″N0°11′02″W / 51.663°N 0.184°W / 51.663; -0.184 )115 metres (377 ft) [1]
15 Sydenham Hill (Crystal Palace)Lewisham / SouthwarkTQ340721 ( 51°25′55″N0°04′19″W / 51.432°N 0.072°W / 51.432; -0.072 )112 metres (367 ft) [1]
16 Westow Hill (Crystal Palace)Bromley / Croydon / LambethTQ337707 ( 51°25′08″N0°04′37″W / 51.419°N 0.077°W / 51.419; -0.077 )110 metres (361 ft) [1]
17 Forest Hill LewishamTQ350735 ( 51°26′46″N0°03′47″W / 51.446°N 0.063°W / 51.446; -0.063 )106 metres (348 ft) [6]
18Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower HaveringTQ512930 ( 51°36′54″N0°11′02″E / 51.615°N 0.184°E / 51.615; 0.184 )105 metres (344 ft) [1]
19 Muswell Hill HaringeyTQ283896 ( 51°35′24″N0°08′53″W / 51.590°N 0.148°W / 51.590; -0.148 )105 metres (344 ft) [7] [8]
20 Woodcock Hill, Harefield HillingdonTQ067915 ( 51°36′43″N0°27′32″W / 51.612°N 0.459°W / 51.612; -0.459 )103 metres (338 ft) [ citation needed ] [9]
21 Ferny Hill (Enfield Chase) EnfieldTQ280979 ( 51°39′54″N0°08′56″W / 51.665°N 0.149°W / 51.665; -0.149 )102 metres (334 ft) [ citation needed ] [10]

‡ this summit in Hampstead Heath is the highest point in Inner London and was the highest point of the former County of London.

Settlements

Blackheath is a minor ridge after a short dip reaching a peak at Shooter's Hill in the east; here the towers of central Lewisham and Croydon beyond to the south-west (right). The backdrop is the long crest of the North Downs in the far south of Bromley and adjoining Surrey Blackheath.jpg
Blackheath is a minor ridge after a short dip reaching a peak at Shooter's Hill in the east; here the towers of central Lewisham and Croydon beyond to the south-west (right). The backdrop is the long crest of the North Downs in the far south of Bromley and adjoining Surrey

Grouped by London Borough, South Street, a hamlet in Bromley, is the highest at 220 metres (722 ft) above sea level. It is at the edge of the Surrey Hills AONB which covers the Surrey part of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge. The six next highest are all near-neighbours: Horns Green (216 metres (709 ft)), Berry's Green and Biggin Hill (both reaching 190 metres (623 ft)), Aperfield and Single Street (both 180 metres (591 ft)), and Luxted at 177 metres (581 ft).

Outside Bromley the highest settlements are Sanderstead and Selsdon (reaching 170 metres (558 ft) and five metres below that, respectively) in Croydon.

Arkley in Barnet is built up to 147 metres (482 ft). Lower neighbours are Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet, both 131 metres (430 ft), and Barnet Gate 129 metres (423 ft).

The Vale of Health is a micro-locality in Hampstead Heath in Camden at (130 metres (427 ft). Harrow on the Hill in Harrow (124 metres (407 ft)) and Shooters Hill in Greenwich (120 metres (394 ft)) also have high positions.

Some have peaks or crests (in the table above) in their definitively built-up area (e.g. Sanderstead, Harrow on the Hill and Shooters Hill). Other settlements with a high central or near-centre elevation (over 100 metres (328 ft)) include Upper Sydenham, Upper Norwood, Chislehurst, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Hampstead, Harefield, Northwood, Mill Hill, Whetstone, Stanmore, Carshalton, Coombe, New Addington and Purley.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The Mountains of England and Wales – London Borough Tops
  2. 1 2 "The Physique of Middlesex". A History of the country of Middlesex. British History Online. 1969. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "History | Upstairs at the Gatehouse".
  4. ↑ "London topographic map, elevation, relief".
  5. ↑ "Node: Potter Street Hill (8824138589)".
  6. ↑ "Mountain Search".
  7. ↑ 1:10,560 Sheet TQ28NE, Ordnance Survey, 1968: Spot height 340 ft, top of Fortis Green
  8. ↑ Explorer Sheet 173 London North, Ordnance Survey: 105 metres (344 ft) contour around grid reference TQ286896 ( 51°35′24″N0°08′35″W / 51.590°N 0.143°W ) but no spot height
  9. ↑ "OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes". osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021. 100m contour but no spot height
  10. ↑ "OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes". osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2021. 100m contour but no spot height
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