Hurst Hill

This article is about the hill near Chorley, Lancashire. For the hill near Cumnor, Oxfordshire, see Cumnor Hurst. For the area in Dudley, West Midlands, see Hurst Hill, West Midlands.

Hurst Hill

Highest point
Elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Geography
Location	Chorley, Lancashire, England
OS grid	SD630179
Topo map	OS Landranger 109

Hurst Hill is a location on Anglezarke Moor, within the West Pennine Moors of Lancashire, England. Despite a modest height of 317 metres (1040 feet), the summit provides excellent views towards the Irish Sea. Of more note, however, is its location between Round Loaf and Pikestones, both of which are Neolithic remnants. It is probable that Hurst Hill (and nearby Grain Pole Hill) were vantage points for the ancient communities. No excavation work has taken place.

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Photographs from the summit

Coordinates: 53°39′23″N 2°33′41″W / 53.65628°N 2.56132°W / 53.65628; -2.56132

Geography of the Borough of Chorley

Towns

Villages

Parishes

Topography

Waterways	Leeds and Liverpool Canal Black Brook Green Withins Brook The Goit R Chor R Lostock R Roddlesworth R Yarrow

Reservoirs	Abbey Village Anglezarke High Bullough Lower Rivington Lower Roddlesworth Rake Brook Upper Rivington Upper Roddlesworth Yarrow

Hills	Grain Pole Hill Great Hill Healey Nab Hurst Hill Noon Hill Rivington Pike Spitlers Edge Winter Hill

Parks	Duxbury Woods Yarrow Valley Park

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