Rowley Hills
The Rowley Hills are a range of hills located around Rowley Regis in Staffordshire. The range comprises Turners Hill, Portway Hill and Darby's Hill in Staffordshire; and Old Bury Hill in Shropshire detached in Worcestershire.[1] The ridge forms part of the east/west watershed between the River Severn and the River Trent, with rainfall on the western side going to the Bristol Channel via the Severn, and rainfall on the eastern side ending up in the North sea via the Trent.[2] The hills are situated east of the town of Dudley.
The largest hill, Turner's Hill, is the highest point in the Black Country, with an altitude of 883 feet above sea level.[3] Views from the summit include the Clee Hills, Clent Hills, Cannock Chase, and much of Birmingham and the Black Country. The height has also led to the construction of two radio transmission towers on the summit.
Portway Hill is the site of a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country.[4]
Rowley Rag, a form of Dolerite notably used to make kerbstones, was formerly quarried from the Rowley Hills.[1][5]
Over the centuries that the hills have been inhabited there have been four churches located there, all named St Giles, in the village of Rowley.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Friends of Rowley Hills Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ Recollections of Darlaston, by Dr Carl Chinn historywebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ↑ "West Midlands". Destinations. Live for the Outdoors. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101151457/http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Destinations/Search-Results/UK/England/Heart-of-England/West-Midlands/. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ↑ "Portway Hill" Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Geology" Friends of Rowley Hills. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
Outside links
- Location map: 52°29’47"N, 2°3’-0"W
- Friends of Rowley Hills
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