Merryton Low

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Merryton Low
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Trig point with WWII memorial plaque
Highest point
Elevation 489 m (1,604 ft) [1]
Prominence 53.0 m (174 ft)
Parent peak Shining Tor
Listing TuMP (400-499m), Clem (Tu,4,Cm)
Coordinates 53°08′45″N1°56′22″W / 53.145948°N 1.939483°W / 53.145948; -1.939483
Geography
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Merryton Low
Location in the Peak District
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Merryton Low
Location in Staffordshire
Location Staffordshire, England
Parent range Peak District
OS grid SJ994737
Topo map OS (1:50k) 119 (1:25k) OL24W

Merryton Low is a hill in Staffordshire, England, a few miles east of Leek. It is in the civil parish of Fawfieldhead in the local government district of Staffordshire Moorlands.

The hill is 489m / 1604 ft ASL and forms part of the White Peak and is within the Peak District National Park [2] [3]

The parent peak is Shining Tor and it ranks as the 6366th highest peak in the British Isles and the 729th tallest in England [4]

There are two bowl barrows on the hill: Merryton Low bowl barrow, a scheduled monument is at the summit, and another scheduled barrow lies 700m to the south. [5] [6]

The summit trig point is grade II listed as it carries a plaque commemorating four members of the local Home Guard who died on active service in the regular army during World War II. [7] [8] The hill was the site of two fatal air crashes during World War II: a Short Stirling crashed on 13 July 1942 with eight deaths, [9] [10] and a Hawker Hurricane on 27 July 1944 with one death. [11] [12]

The River Hamps rises on its southern slopes.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Merryton Low at www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 03 August 2020.
  2. Hill Bagging: The online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills
  3. Go4awalk: Blake Mere (Merryton Low) Trig Point
  4. The Mountain Guide
  5. "Investigating Two Barrows at Leek Training Estate, Staffordshire". www.wessexarch.co.uk. Wessex Archaeology. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. Historic England. "Merryton Low bowl barrow (1008973)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. Historic England. "Home Guard War Memorial affixed to triangulation pillar at Merryton Low (Grade II) (1392478)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. "C Company 5th Staff Leek Battalion Home Guard". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. "Short Stirling N6075 on Merryton Low". aircrashsites.co.uk. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. "Stirling Mk.I N6075, Merryton Low, Leek". Peak District Air Accident Research. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  11. "Hurricane V6793, Merryton Low, Staffordshire". aircrashsites.co.uk. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. "Hurricane Mk.I V6793, Merryton Low, Leek". Peak District Air Accident Research. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.