Bardon Hill
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Bardon Hill is a hill, and former volcano, in the civil parish of Bardon, It the highest point in Leicestershire and the National Forest, 912 feet (278 m) above sea level, and is visible for miles around. The hill has two distinct faces: The east is protected as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI); the west is scarred, and partially removed, by the Bardon Hill Quarry.[2] At its summit is a trigonometrical point, and a radio mast.[2] The second highest hill in Leicestershire is the nearby Beacon Hill.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardon_Hill
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Coordinates: 52°40'29"N 1°22'6"W
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- The Long Mynd 105 km
- Breidden Hills 114 km
- Pendle Hill 148 km
- Sharp Haw 155 km
- Pen-y-ghent 177 km
- Baugh Fell 200 km
- Howgill Fells 213 km
- Northern Fells 257 km
- Tinto 361 km
- Bagworth and Thornton Parish 3 km
- Bardon Industrial Estate 3.4 km
- Oaktree Farm 5 km
- Martinshaw woods 8.3 km
- Caterpillar Logistics Services Ltd. 8.6 km
- Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Country Park (site of Battle of Bosworth) 9 km
- Leicester Forest East 11 km
- Bradgate Park 11 km
- The National Forest 12 km
- Warwickshire 42 km