Selborne Hill Explained

Selborne Hill
Elevation M:211
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:53
Parent Peak:Butser Hill
Location:Hampshire, England
Range:Hampshire Downs, East Hampshire Hangers
Coordinates:51.0926°N -0.9498°W
Grid Ref Uk:SU736331
Topo:OS Landranger

Selborne Hill is one of the highest points in the county of Hampshire, England. It is one of the East Hampshire Hangers, a line of prominent hills on the eastern scarp slope of the Hampshire Downs, and reaches 211m (692feet) above sea level. Its prominence of 53 metres qualifies it as one of the county's Tumps.

Selborne Hill lies above the village of Selborne on the edge of the Hampshire Downs, its crown playing host to Selborne Common, an area of woodland and relict wood-pasture. Its summit and steep escarpment are covered by woods, with Selborne Hanger to the northeast dropping abruptly to the fields above Selborne. The Zig-Zag Path runs down the spur towards the east.[2] This is the area where the world famous naturalist and pioneer of birdwatching, Rev. Gilbert White, wrote his celebrated Natural History of Selborne.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/prominence.html Summit Listings by Relative Height
  2. [Ordnance Survey]
  3. http://naturalhistoryofselborne.com/ Natural History of Selborne