Region 36 · England

Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines

One of the 95 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Hills listed
5
Highest hill
Kinder Scout 636.3 m
Mean height
598 m
Hewitts
2
Nuttalls
3
Marilyns
2

Access rights in this region

Conditional Right to roam in England: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land — full England access guide.

This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.

All 5 hills, tallest first

Hills in Lancashire, Cheshire and S Pennines, sorted by height descending
# Hill Height Prominence Classifications Grid ref
1 Kinder Scout 636.3 m 496.6 m HewittNuttallHistoric County Top +5 SK084875
2 Bleaklow Head 633 m 128 m HewittNuttallHuMP +1 SK094960
3 Higher Shelf Stones 621.8 m 19.8 m Nuttall SK088947
4 Black Hill 581.1 m 165.2 m Historic County TopCurrent County/UA TopMarilyn +1 SE078047
5 Cheeks Hill (boundary) 518.9 m Historic County TopCurrent County/UA Top SK026699

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.


Browse the other survey areas on the regions hub, check what you can do at a specific spot with the access checker, and read our safety notes before heading up — hill days here can outlast daylight, especially in winter.