Great Wood Hill

At 128 metres (420 ft), Great Wood Hill, near Chedburgh, is the highest point in the English county of Suffolk.[1] It is the highest part of the Newmarket Ridge.[2] The summit is in the middle of a wood, near the village of Rede.

Great Wood Hill
Communications mast at Great Wood Hill
Highest point
Elevation136 m (446 ft)
Prominencec. 42 metres (138 ft)
Parent peakTherfield Hill
ListingCounty Top
Coordinates52°10′17″N 0°36′42″E
Geography
Great Wood Hill is located in Suffolk
Great Wood Hill
Great Wood Hill
Great Wood Hill in Suffolk
LocationNewmarket Ridge, England
OS gridTL787558
Topo mapOS Landranger 155

It is the highest point in the wide area east of the River Cam.

References

  1. Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 21–26. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
  2. "128 m (420 ft), Great Wood Hill - Historic County Top of Suffolk". Trail Wanderer. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


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