Arbury Hill

Arbury Hill
Arbury Hill from the west
Highest point
Elevation225 m (738 ft)[1]
ListingCounty top
Coordinates52°13′27″N 1°12′36″W / 52.2243°N 1.2101°W / 52.2243; -1.2101
Geography
Arbury Hill is located in Northamptonshire
Arbury Hill
Arbury Hill
Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire
LocationNorthamptonshire, England
OS gridSP540587
Topo mapOS Explorer 206

Arbury Hill, at 225 m (738 ft), is the joint highest point in the English county of Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the town of Daventry.

The slopes of Arbury Hill are a drainage divide between three major river catchment areas, with the Nene to the north, east and south, the Cherwell (a tributary of the Thames) to the south-west and the Leam (a tributary of the Severn) to the west and north-west.[2] There are fine views with Rugby and Coventry visible to the northwest and Northampton to the east. The River Nene rises in a swampy hollow on the northwestern flanks of the hill.[3]

  1. ^ a b Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 56–59. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.
  2. ^ a b OS Explorer Map 207: Newport Pagnell & Northampton South (1:25 000) ISBN 0319 46387 7
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference JM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).