Brown Wardle Hill

Brown Wardle
Brown Wardle from Watergrove Reservoir
Highest point
Elevationc.400 metres (1,312 ft)
Coordinates53°39′52.85″N2°9′15.59″W / 53.6646806°N 2.1543306°W / 53.6646806; -2.1543306
Geography
Brown Wardle is located in Greater Manchester
Brown Wardle
Brown Wardle
Location in Greater Manchester
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Brown Wardle is located in Lancashire
Brown Wardle
Brown Wardle
Location in Lancashire
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Brown Wardle is located in the Borough of Rossendale
Brown Wardle
Brown Wardle
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LocationWardle, Greater Manchester, England
OS gridSD899187

Brown Wardle is a hill between the village of Wardle, Greater Manchester and the town of Whitworth, Lancashire, England. The summit is on the border of Greater Manchester and Lancashire and stands 1,314 feet (401 m) above sea level,[1] making it one of the highest points in Rochdale and Greater Manchester. It forms part of the South Pennines, lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.

References

  1. ^Watts, Victor, ed. (2010). The Cambridge dictionary of English place-names : based on the collections of the English Place-Name Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 651. ISBN 0521168554.