List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point . In 1964 they are more or less the ancient counties, with the addition of the County of London and a number of historic divisions in place as administrative counties : Cambridgeshire into the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire; Hampshire into the Isle of Wight and Hampshire; Lincolnshire into the Parts of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey; Northamptonshire into Soke of Peterborough and Northamptonshire; Suffolk into East and West; Sussex into East and West; and Yorkshire into the East, North and West Ridings.[1] [2] [3]
England and Wales, showing county tops in 1964 Rank County Country Height (m) Height (ft) Hill Grid reference 1 Caernarfonshire Wales 1,085 3,560 Snowdon SH6098954379 2 Cumberland England 978 3,209 Scafell Pike NY2154207217 3 Westmorland England 950 3,117 Helvellyn NY3426015090 4 Merionethshire Wales 905 2,969 Aran Fawddwy SH8627222386 5 Brecknockshire Wales 886 2,906 Pen y Fan SO0121221588 6 Denbighshire Wales 830 2,726 Cadair Berwyn SJ0716532355 7 Montgomeryshire Wales 827 2,726 Moel Sych SJ0663231863 8 Northumberland England 815 2,674 The Cheviot NT9090420522 9 Lancashire England 803 2,634 Coniston Old Man SD2723797827 10 Yorkshire, North Riding England 788 2,585 Mickle Fell NY8058224534 11 Carmarthenshire Wales 781 2,562 Fan Foel SN8214022338 12 Cardiganshire Wales 752 2,467 Pen Pumlumon Fawr SN7897186945 13 Durham England 746 2,447 Burnhope Seat NY7879037536 14 Yorkshire, West Riding England 736 2,415 Whernside SD7385081415 15 Herefordshire England 700 2,297 Black Mountain SO2558835051 16 Monmouthshire Wales 680 2,228 Chwarel y Fan SO2581929416 17 Radnorshire Wales 660 2,166 Great Rhos SO1821963902 18 Derbyshire England 636 2,087 Kinder Scout SK0851887520 19 Devon England 621 2,037 High Willhays SX5802389203 20 Glamorgan Wales 600 1,969 Craig y Llyn SN9068903156 21 Cheshire England 582 1,909 Black Hill SE0781604687 22 Flintshire Wales 555 1,817 Moel Famau SJ1610962667 23 Shropshire England 540 1,772 Brown Clee Hill SO5936686556 24 Pembrokeshire Wales 536 1,760 Foel Cwmcerwyn SN0940931161 25 Staffordshire England 520 1,705 Cheeks Point on Cheeks Hill [4] SK0260969904 26 Somerset England 519 1,702 Dunkery Beacon SS8914341587 27 Worcestershire England 425 1,394 Worcestershire Beacon SO7688445223 28 Cornwall England 420 1,378 Brown Willy SX1587280004 29 Gloucestershire England 330 1,082 Cleeve Hill SO9969624599 30 Berkshire England 297 974 Walbury Hill SU3734861631 31 Wiltshire England 295 967 Milk Hill SU1041564341 32 Surrey England 294 965 Leith Hill TQ1394943162 33 Hampshire, Hampshire England 286 938 Pilot Hill SU3987560111 34 Sussex, West England 280 918 Blackdown SU9193529613 35 Dorset England 279 915 Lewesdon Hill ST4377801172 36 Leicestershire England 278 912 Bardon Hill SK4599213199 37 Buckinghamshire England 267 875 Haddington Hill SP8907209088 38 Warwickshire England 261 856 Ebrington Hill SP1877942633 39 Oxfordshire England 257 843 Bald Hill SU7288595775 40 Kent England 251 823 Betsom's Hill TQ4355556332 41 Sussex, East England 248 813 Ditchling Beacon TQ3316413070 42 Yorkshire, East Riding England 246 807 Bishop Wilton Wold SE8218257026 43 Hertfordshire England 244 800 Pavis Wood SP9142009190 44 Bedfordshire England 243 797 Dunstable Downs TL0088119424 45 Hampshire, Isle of Wight England 241 791 St Boniface Down SZ5673678548 46 Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire England 225 738 Arbury Hill SP5401558770 47 Anglesey Wales 220 722 Holyhead Mountain SH2185882948 48 Nottinghamshire England 205 673 Newtonwood Lane SK4561760649 49 Rutland England 197 646 Cold Overton Park SK8270808533 50 Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey England 168 551 Normanby Top , The Wolds TF1211096470 51 Middlesex England 155 509 Bushey Heath TQ1523593970 52 Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven England 151 495 Viking Way SK8896923714 53 Essex England 147 482 Chrishall Common TL4430136202 54 Cambridgeshire England 146 479 Great Chishill TL4273038626 55 County of London England 134 440 Hampstead Heath TQ2641586728 56 West Suffolk England 128 420 Great Wood TL7869055863 57 Norfolk England 105 343 Beacon Hill TG1835941425 58 East Suffolk England 90 295 Wattisham Airfield TM0238250185 59 Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough England 81 266 Racecourse Road TF0353004169 60 Huntingdonshire England 80 263 Boring Field TL0472071050 61 Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely England 39 128 Haddenham village TL4671075214 62 Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland England 8 26 Pinchbeck Marsh TF2788028610
The foot measurement is derived from the Ordnance Survey metre measurement, multiplied by 3.2808. References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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