Clent Hill
Elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)
Location	Worcestershire,  England
Prominence	207 m
OS grid reference	SO942797
Listing	Marilyn

The Clent Hills lie 15 km southwest of Birmingham city centre in Worcestershire, England. The closest towns are Stourbridge and Halesowen, both in the West Midlands. The range consist of, in order from highest to lowest: Walton Hill, Clent Hill, Wychbury Hill, Calcot Hill, and Adams Hill. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... km redirects here. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. ... Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... At 316 metres, Walton Hill is the highest point in the range of hills in Worcestershire known as the Clent Hills. ... Wychbury Hill is a hill situated off the A456 Birmingham Road, at Hagley, Stourbridge, on the border of West Midlands and Worcestershire. ...

Clent Hill is the most popular walking hill in the range, although it is not often mentioned because the whole area is referred to as Clent Hills.

History

View from Clent Hill towards the Clee Hills

Clent appears in the Domesday Book as "Klinter", and may be derived from the old Scandinavian word klint for a cliff. Once part of a Mercian forest, the hills contain the ramians of a multi-vallate Iron Age fort on Wychbury Hill. Local Historians have claimed that there was a battle between ancient Britons and Romans fought on Clent Heath. The summits of the two largest hills, Clent and Walton Hills are now the property of the National Trust. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (480x640, 84 KB) Summary File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (480x640, 84 KB) Summary File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe and includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Wychbury Hill is a hill situated off the A456 Birmingham Road, at Hagley, Stourbridge, on the border of West Midlands and Worcestershire. ... Brython and Brythonic are terms which refer to indigenous, pre-Roman, Celtic speaking inhabitants of most of the island of Great Britain, and their cultures and languages, the Brythonic languages. ... In the Roman Republic and later in the Roman Empire, all men could be very roughly divided into three classes. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

The Clent Hills are graced with several classically-inspired architectural works from the late 1700s. Most of them are in the private grounds of Hagley Hall but most of them are visible from public areas. Lord Lyttelton of Hagley Hall constructed the Wychbury Obelisk on Wychbury Hill in 1758, which visible for many miles, even from the Clee Hills. He also had constructed many other follies including a Temple of Theseus, other small Greek and Roman temples, a full sized ruined castle (his lands did not contain a real one!) and 'The Four Stones' on top of Clent Hill. Some suggest that Lyttelton raised the Four Stones to annoy the Earl of Dudley, who had boasted that from his estate, Himley Hall, he could see no man-made structures. Events and trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. ... Hagley Hall, of Hagley, Worcestershire and its park are among the supreme achievements of eighteenth-century English architecture and landscape gardening. ... George Lyttelton (1709—1773), created first Baron Lyttelton, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts. ... Hagley Hall, of Hagley, Worcestershire and its park are among the supreme achievements of eighteenth-century English architecture and landscape gardening. ... The Wychbury Obelisk (also known as the Hagley Obelisk and locally as The Monument) stands on Wychbury Hill, Hagley near Stourbridge, in Worcestershire. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Titterstone Clee Hill from Ludlow Castle The Clee Hills are a range of hills in Shropshire, England, consisting of Brown Clee Hill (540m), the highest peak in Shropshire, and Titterstone Clee Hill (533m). ... Broadway Tower, Worcestershire, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, England, built in the 1700s to resemble Gothic-era ruins In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. ... Theseus (Greek ) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, with whom Aethra lay in one night. ... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... The title of Earl of Dudley has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ward family. ... Himley Hall is a country house situated between Kingswinford and Wombourne, near Dudley in Staffordshire, England. ...

The Clent Hills are also well-known for their role in the legend of St. Kenelm, who was murdered on a hunting trip at the north eastern slopes of Clent Hill in 821 AD. The Church of St. Kenelm in the parish of Romsley marks the site of the murder. One source of the River Stour is within the grounds of the church. St. ... Events Tang Mu Zong becomes emperor of China Births Deaths February 11 - Benedict of Aniane, monastic founder and saint December 18 - Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans Coenwulf, king of Mercia Categories: 821 ... The village of Romsley, Worcestershire, England, is on the east side of the Clent Hills about 4 miles south of Halesowen. ... The Stour is a river in Worcestershire, Staffordshire and West Midlands, England. ...

Clent Hills was recently featured in the BBC's website magazine in which Match of the Day 2 presenter Adrian Chiles chose it as his favourite hidden tourist attraction. Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967 in Birmingham, England) is a British television and radio presenter. ...

The view

The hills rise to a height of 316 m (1037 ft) on Walton Hill, with views over the Malvern Hills, Kinver Edge, The Wrekin, Wenlock Edge, Shatterford Hill, Clee Hills and back round to Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Dudley, Halesowen and Turners Hill. On a clear day you can even see as far as the Black Mountains of Wales, the Cotswolds, the Peak District and Charnwood Forest. Landmarks visible from the hills include Dudley Castle, the large Droitwich AM transmitters near Bromsgrove, the large silos on the British Sugar Corporation land in Kidderminster, Ironbridge Power Station, near Telford and the nearby Wychbury Obelisk. It is because of this that the hills are very popular with walkers and ramblers. The hills are criss-crossed with many public footpaths. A popular means of access to Clent Hill is from Nimmings car park, off Hagley Wood Lane. From this an easy access route leads to the ridge. Another popular access is from the public car park on Adams Hill. 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The view towards the Clee Hills from near the summit of Shatterford Hill Shatterford Hill is an English geographical feature that extends from Bewdley in north Worcestershire to Birdsgreen near Alveley, just over the border in Shropshire. ... Titterstone Clee Hill from Ludlow Castle The Clee Hills are a range of hills in Shropshire, England, consisting of Brown Clee Hill (540m), the highest peak in Shropshire, and Titterstone Clee Hill (533m). ... Statistics Population: 55,348 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO831767 Administration District: Wyre Forest Shire county: Worcestershire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Worcestershire Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Mercia Police Fire and rescue: Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service Ambulance... Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. ... 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The Droitwich AM transmitter is a large broadcasting facility for longwave and mediumwave established in 1934 close to the village of Wychbold, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England (grid reference SO929663). ... Statistics Population: 87,900 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO960708 Administration District: Bromsgrove Shire county: Worcestershire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Worcestershire Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Mercia Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: West Midlands Post office and telephone... In 1936 the United Kingdom parliament nationalised the entire UK sugar beet crop processing industry to form the British Sugar Corporation. ... 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The summit of Walton Hill

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Geography

The hills along with the Lickey Hills form a range of hills in north Worcestershire. The largest of the Clent Hills is Walton Hill which is just over 316 metres high followed by Clent Hill at 304 metres. They are separated by a valley known as St Kenelm's Pass, which starts as an escarpment one side of which along with the sides of the two hills falls away towards Uffmoor Wood water flowing down this slope enters streams which become the River Stour. The other side of the escapment becomes a sharp V valley in which a stream flows down into Clent village the Walton Hill side of the vally is known as Clatterbach. In the past, before steam power replaced water power, the stream in the vally was dammed at regular intervals to provide water power for mills. The remains of one such dam can be seen behined the Vine Inn in Clent which was once a mill. The Lickey Hills are a range of hills in Worcestershire, England, eleven miles to the south-west of the centre of Birmingham near the villages of Lickey and Barnt Green. ... At 316 metres, Walton Hill is the highest point in the range of hills in Worcestershire known as the Clent Hills. ... Uffmoor Wood is a semi-natural woodland in Worcestershire, in the English Midlands. ... The Stour is a river in Worcestershire, Staffordshire and West Midlands, England. ... At 316 metres, Walton Hill is the highest point in the range of hills in Worcestershire known as the Clent Hills. ...

Wychbury Hill

Either side of the two largest hills are two more hills. Beside Clent Hill is Wychbury Hill and beside Walton Hill is Calcot Hill. Calcot Hill is not really a separate hill but at the end of a long spur which runs from the summit of Walton hill for about a mile. There is a public footpath along the spur joining the two hills. Along side the spur is another deep V shaped valley which was dammed at frequent intervals to provide power to mills. This stream flows on to the village of Belbroughton in which the Nash crown scythe works used the water to power its machinery. On the other side of the valley is Romsley Hill the valley banks of which are covered by Great Farley Wood beyond Romsley Hill are a number of lower hills (Windmill, Chapman's and Waseley) which join the Clent hills to the Lickey Hills in one continuous chain. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1706, 993 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1706, 993 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Wychbury Hill is a hill situated off the A456 Birmingham Road, at Hagley, Stourbridge, on the border of West Midlands and Worcestershire. ... At 316 metres, Walton Hill is the highest point in the range of hills in Worcestershire known as the Clent Hills. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Using a scythe A scythe (IPA: , most likely from Old English siðe, sigði) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing and reaping grass or crops. ... The Lickey Hills are a range of hills in Worcestershire, England, eleven miles to the south-west of the centre of Birmingham near the villages of Lickey and Barnt Green. ...

The National Trust land on the hills encompass 1.77 square kilometres of woodland (both natural deciduous and coniferous plantations) and heathland, important for wildlife including Fallow Deer and Common Buzzard, plus visiting Ring Ouzel and Common Crossbill. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is a treed area differentiated from a forest. ... Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off) and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally. ... Orders & Families Cordaitales † Pinales   Pinaceae - Pine family   Araucariaceae - Araucaria family   Podocarpaceae - Yellow-wood family   Sciadopityaceae - Umbrella-pine family   Cupressaceae - Cypress family   Cephalotaxaceae - Plum-yew family   Taxaceae - Yew family Vojnovskyales † Voltziales † The conifers, division Pinophyta, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Binomial name Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... Binomial name Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a bird of prey from the Old World. ... Binomial name Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758 The Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae. ... Binomial name Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758 The Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. ...

External links

• Clent Hills
• BBC's Alternative Tourist Map of Britian

Coordinates: 52.41527° N 2.08670° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...