List of highest points in London facts for kids
This is a list of the highest natural points within the 1,569 km2 (606 sq mi) area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high.
One is an isolated hill, at Harrow on the Hill – the other 20 summits are clustered on six ridges (escarpments) in London, four of which extend beyond London and are named: Blackheath Ridge, one of the North Weald Ridges, the North Downs ridge and the Grim's Ditch ridge.
The highest point of land, the 245 m (804 ft) Westerham Heights, was also higher than any man-made structure in London until 2012, when the 309 m (1,014 ft) tall Shard London Bridge was completed.
List
| Rank | Name | London borough | OS grid reference | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westerham Heights | Bromley | TQ436564 (51°17′17″N 0°03′36″E / 51.288°N 0.060°E) | 245 metres (804 ft) |
| 2 | Sanderstead Plantation | Croydon | TQ343618 (51°20′20″N 0°04′19″W / 51.339°N 0.072°W) | 175 metres (574 ft) |
| 3 | Stanmore Hill | Harrow | TQ164934 (51°37′37″N 0°19′05″W / 51.627°N 0.318°W) | 152 metres (499 ft) |
| 4 | Big Wood peak north of Manor Hill/Corrigan Avenue Rec. Ground | Sutton | TQ282598 (51°19′19″N 0°09′36″W / 51.322°N 0.160°W) | 150 metres (492 ft) |
| 5 | Arkley | Barnet | TQ219956 (51°38′42″N 0°14′17″W / 51.645°N 0.238°W) | 147 metres (482 ft) |
| 6 | Highwood Hill/Moat Mount, Totteridge Fields | Barnet | TQ218941 (51°37′55″N 0°14′24″W / 51.632°N 0.240°W) | 145 metres (476 ft) |
| 7 | Harrow Weald Common | Harrow | TQ149931 (51°37′26″N 0°20′24″W / 51.624°N 0.340°W) | 145 metres (475 ft) |
| 8 | Hampstead Heath: West of Spaniards Road ‡ | Camden | TQ264869 (51°34′01″N 0°10′37″W / 51.567°N 0.177°W) | 137 metres (449 ft) |
| 9 | Highgate: Gatehouse, North Road to Hillcrest, off the top of North Hill | Haringey | TQ282878 (51°34′26″N 0°09′00″W / 51.574°N 0.150°W) | 136 metres (446 ft) |
| 10 | Shooter's Hill | Greenwich | TQ438765 (51°28′08″N 0°04′16″E / 51.469°N 0.071°E) | 132 metres (433 ft) |
| 11 | Pinner Hill | Harrow / Hillingdon | TQ107916 (51°36′43″N 0°24′04″W / 51.612°N 0.401°W) | 126 metres (413 ft) |
| 12 | London part of Woodcock Hill north of Scratchwood | Barnet | TQ201953 (51°38′35″N 0°15′50″W / 51.643°N 0.264°W) | 125 metres (410 ft) |
| 13 | Harrow on the Hill (occ. Harrow Hill) | Harrow | TQ153874 (51°34′23″N 0°20′10″W / 51.573°N 0.336°W) | 124 metres (408 ft) |
| 14 | Bournwell Hill | Barnet / Enfield | TQ256976 (51°39′47″N 0°11′02″W / 51.663°N 0.184°W) | 115 metres (377 ft) |
| 15 | Sydenham Hill (Crystal Palace) | Lewisham / Southwark | TQ340721 (51°25′55″N 0°04′19″W / 51.432°N 0.072°W) | 112 metres (367 ft) |
| 16 | Westow Hill (Crystal Palace) | Bromley / Croydon / Lambeth | TQ337707 (51°25′08″N 0°04′37″W / 51.419°N 0.077°W) | 110 metres (361 ft) |
| 17 | Forest Hill | Lewisham | TQ350735 (51°26′46″N 0°03′47″W / 51.446°N 0.063°W) | 106 metres (348 ft) |
| 18 | Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower | Havering | TQ512930 (51°36′54″N 0°11′02″E / 51.615°N 0.184°E) | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| 19 | Muswell Hill | Haringey | TQ283896 (51°35′24″N 0°08′53″W / 51.590°N 0.148°W) | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| 20 | Woodcock Hill, Harefield | Hillingdon | TQ067915 (51°36′43″N 0°27′32″W / 51.612°N 0.459°W) | 103 metres (338 ft) |
| 21 | Ferny Hill (Enfield Chase) | Enfield | TQ280979 (51°39′54″N 0°08′56″W / 51.665°N 0.149°W) | 102 metres (334 ft) |
‡ this summit in Hampstead Heath is the highest point in Inner London and was the highest point of the former County of London.
Settlements
Grouped by London Borough, South Street, a hamlet in Bromley, is the highest at 220 metres (722 ft) above sea level. It is at the edge of the Surrey Hills AONB which covers the Surrey part of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge. The six next highest are all near-neighbours: Horns Green (216 metres (709 ft)), Berry's Green and Biggin Hill (both reaching 190 metres (623 ft)), Aperfield and Single Street (both 180 metres (591 ft)), and Luxted at 177 metres (581 ft).
Outside Bromley the highest settlements are Sanderstead and Selsdon (reaching 170 metres (558 ft) and five metres below that, respectively) in Croydon.
Arkley in Barnet is built up to 147 metres (482 ft). Lower neighbours are Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet, both 131 metres (430 ft), and Barnet Gate 129 metres (423 ft).
The Vale of Health is a micro-locality in Hampstead Heath in Camden at (130 metres (427 ft). Harrow on the Hill in Harrow (124 metres (407 ft)) and Shooters Hill in Greenwich (120 metres (394 ft)) also have high positions.
Some have peaks or crests (in the table above) in their definitively built-up area (e.g. Sanderstead, Harrow on the Hill and Shooters Hill). Other settlements with a high central or near-centre elevation (over 100 metres (328 ft)) include Upper Sydenham, Upper Norwood, Chislehurst, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Hampstead, Harefield, Northwood, Mill Hill, Whetstone, Stanmore, Carshalton, Coombe, New Addington and Purley.
See also
- List of highest points in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest buildings and structures in London
