Beacon Hill is a name shared by many hills, suburbs, villages and other places around the world. Many are so called because they were historically the site of a warning beacon. Others are named after other places of the same name. This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. ...

In the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has many Beacon Hills. Most of them take their name from their use as sites for warning beacons as part of Britain's early warning system in Elizabethan times, when they were lit to warn of the coming of the Spanish Armada. This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. ... The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. ... Combatants England Dutch Republic Spain Portugal Commanders Charles Howard Francis Drake Duke of Medina Sidonia Strength 34 warships 163 merchant vessels 22 galleons 108 merchant vessels Casualties 500 dead or wounded 600 dead, 397 captured 3 merchant ships sunk 1 merchant ship captured The Spanish Armada or Great/Grand Armada...

Here are a few of them:

• Beacon Hill, Buckinghamshire is a village in Buckinghamshire, England.
• Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire is one of the best known hill forts in the United Kingdom.
• Beacon Hill, Warnford, Hampshire is another hill in Hampshire.
• Beacon Hill, Kent is a village in Kent, England.
• Beacon Hill, Leicestershire is a popular country park in Leicestershire, England.
• Beacon Hill, Norfolk is the highest point in the county of Norfolk.
  • Beacon Hill, Colkirk, Norfolk is a high point in Mid Norfolk.
• Beacon Hill, Powys is a hill near Knighton near the Welsh-English border.
• Beacon Hill, Torquay is the highest point in the unitary authority of Torbay.
• Beacon Hill School (England) is one of three schools in the UK with the name Beacon Hill.
• Barr Beacon ("Barr" means "hill")
• Beacon Fell or Penrith Beacon is a hill that overlooks the town of Penrith, Cumbria
• Beacon Hill, Surrey
• Beacon Hill, Wollaston, Northamptonshire

See also other places named "Beacon" in the UK. These include Inkpen Beacon, Ivinghoe Beacon and Worcestershire Beacon. Map of Bucks (1904) This article is about the English county. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere, in north Hampshire. ... Beacon Hill, Warnford, Hampshire (grid reference SU604234) is a 44. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Beacon Hill, near Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire, England, is a popular country park. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Beacon Hill, located at Roman Camp, one kilometre south of West Runton, Norfolk, England is the highest point in the county of Norfolk at 105 metres above sea level. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Beacon Hill, Colkirk, Norfolk is a high point, once the site of a beacon forming part of a chain from the North Norfolk Coast to London. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Knighton (Welsh: Tref-y-clawdd) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Radnorshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Teme. ... Torbay is an east facing bay at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. ... Beacon Hill School is the name of the school founded and run by Bertrand Russell and his second wife Dora Russell. ... Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. ... Penrith is a market town in the county of Cumbria (historically Cumberland), England. ... Wollaston may refer to: Places England Wollaston, Northamptonshire Wollaston, Shropshire Wollaston, West Midlands Moon Wollaston crater. ... In winter Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in the Chiltern Hills. ... Worcestershire Beacon is a hill whose summit is the highest point of the Malvern Hills, a range of hills running some 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border, though Worcestershire Beacon itself lies entirely within Worcestershire. ...

In the United States

• Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts is a neighborhood of Boston.
• Beacon Hill, Seattle, Washington is a hill and neighborhood in Seattle, Washington.
• Beacon Hill, Spokane, Washington is a hill located to the northeast of Spokane, Washington.

2nd Harrison Gray Otis House, 85 Mount Vernon Street. ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... // Description Beacon Hill Beacon Hill is a hill and district in southeast Seattle, Washington. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: ) 47°36′N 122°19′W Country State County United States Washington King County Incorporated December 2, 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City 369. ... Spokane (pronounced spō-CAN ) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington, USA. It was originally incorporated as Spokan Falls (without an e at the end), drawing on the Native American tribe known as the Spokanee, which means Children of the Sun. ...

In Canada

• Beacon Hill, Ottawa, Canada is a neighborhood in Ottawa, Canada.
• Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, BC is a park in western Canada
• Beacon Hill, Saskatchewan
• Beacon Hill, Montreal is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec

Categories: Canada-related stubs | Ontario | Ottawa, Ontario ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

In Australia

• Beacon Hill, New South Wales is the name of a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

Beacon Hill is the name of a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the Warringah council area of the Northern Beaches region. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

In Hong Kong

• Beacon Hill, Hong Kong is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kong.
• Beacon Hill School (Hong Kong) is a primary school on Beacon Hill, Hong Kong.

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