Turners Hill, West Midlands Explained

Turners Hill
Elevation M:271
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:County top
Location:Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England
Parent:Rowley Hills
Map:United Kingdom West Midlands
Map Size:300
Label Position:right
Coordinates:52.4962°N -2.0471°W
Grid Ref Uk:SO969887
Topo:OS Explorer 219
Type:Sedimentary
Age:Silurian (Wenlock)

Turners Hill is the highest hill in the county of West Midlands, England at 271m (889feet) above sea level.[1] The hill is in the Rowley Hills range, situated in Rowley Regis, near the boundary with Dudley.

The hill can be seen from many miles away, and offers good views to Clent Hills, Kinver Edge, Shatterford Hill, Barr Beacon and on a clear day to the Shropshire and Malvern Hills. There are good views of the hill from the M5 Motorway between Junctions 1 and 2.

Features

There are working quarries on the southern end of the hill that are used to obtain diabase.[2]

On top of the hill are two large radio transmission towers which can be seen for many miles.[3]

Dudley Golf Club is also situated on the hill.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bathurst, David . 2012 . Walking the county high points of England . Chichester . Summersdale . 978-1-84-953239-6 . 111–114.
  2. Web site: BBC - Domesday Reloaded: TURNErs's HILL QUARRIES . 25 December 2019 . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925061219/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-396000-288000/page/18 . dead .
  3. Web site: mb21 - The Transmission Gallery. tx.mb21.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Contact.