Jubilee Hill
Jubilee Hill | |
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![]() Thirdsland and Jubilee Hill | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | End Hill |
Coordinates | 52°04′49″N 2°20′19″W / 52.0804°N 2.3387°WCoordinates: 52°04′49″N 2°20′19″W / 52.0804°N 2.3387°W |
Geography | |
Location | Malvern Hills, England |
Topo map | OS Landranger 150 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pre-Cambrian |
Mountain type | Igneous, Metamorphic |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hiking |
Jubilee Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies between Perseverance Hill and Pinnacle Hill and has an elevation of 327 metres (1,073 ft).[1]
Jubilee Hill was named by the Malvern Hills Conservators in 2002 in honour of The Queen's Golden Jubilee. The Duke of York unveiled a plaque at the top of the hill, commemorating its new identity, in 2003.[2]
The plaque was taken away by someone sometime in March/April 2018.
The site was also previously known, and is still today by a group of locals, as 'Dad's Hill', after a well-loved local bicycle shop-owner called Mr Earp who climbed Jubilee Hill frequently. Commemorated there upon his passing a local group still climb the hill on the same day every year in his name[citation needed].
Jubilee Drive, the road which runs along the western (Herefordshire) side of the hills, was built and named for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, in 1887.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cooper Partnership (March 2009). "Identification of key views to and from the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" (PDF). The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership. p. Appendix Table L2: Assessment of Views from and within Malvern Hills AONB. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Duke of York marches to the top of Jubilee Hill Malvern Gazette Friday, 31 January 2003
- ^ Old Ledbury Colwall
External links[]
- Hills of Worcestershire
- Malvern Hills