Billinge Hill, Blackburn Explained

Billinge Hill, Blackburn should not be confused with Billinge Hill.

Billinge Hill
Elevation M:246
Map:England
Location:Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, England
Grid Ref Uk:SD656282
Topo:OS Landranger 103

Billinge Hill is a prominent 246adj=midNaNadj=mid wooded hill on the western edge of the town of Blackburn in the borough of Blackburn with Darwen in northwest England. Access to its summit from nearby roads is by various public footpaths, some of which also serve as concessionary bridleways. Immediately below its southern slopes are a series of copses linked by paths, which together with the hill form Witton Country Park.[1] Billinge Hill, like the nearby hill on which Hoghton Tower stands, is formed from a band of the hard-wearing Revidge Grit, a sandstone within the Carboniferous age Millstone Grit.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Witton Country Park. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130201144122/http://blackburn.gov.uk/Pages/Witton-Country-Park-.aspx. 2013-02-01.
  2. British Geological Survey 1:50,000 geological map sheet 75 Preston