Mountains & hills · East Midlands
Oliver Hill
Oliver Hill — Named summit at 513 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Buxton Miniature Railway · 6.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Oliver Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 513 m.". Coordinates: 53.2054°, -1.9608°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Leek Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Oliver Hill is a hill, 513 metres (1,683 ft) high, in the Peak District in the county of Staffordshire in England. It is a treeless summit surrounded by farmland in the southern part of the Peak District about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-southwest of the town of Buxton. The summit has a tiny cairn near some aerials.
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- Coordinates
- 53.2054, -1.9608
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Parish
- Quarnford
- Postcode
- SK17 0SN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Nearest railway station
- Buxton Miniature Railway — 6.4 km
Sources
- osm: n2819455966 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Oliver Hill (Peak District) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Oliver Hill - geograph.org.uk - 504871.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oliver Hill?
- Oliver Hill is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK17 0SN), in the parish of Quarnford.
- Is Oliver Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Oliver Hill is part of the Leek Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Oliver Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Oliver Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Oliver Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Buxton Miniature Railway, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SK17 0SN.