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List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point . In 1964 they are more or less the ancient counties, with the addition of the County of London and a number of historic divisions in place as administrative counties : Cambridgeshire into the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire; Hampshire into the Isle of Wight and Hampshire; Lincolnshire into the Parts of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey; Northamptonshire into Soke of Peterborough and Northamptonshire; Suffolk into East and West; Sussex into East and West; and Yorkshire into the East, North and West Ridings.[1] [2] [3]
England and Wales, showing county tops in 1964
Rank
County
Country
Height (m)
Height (ft)
Hill
Grid reference
1
Caernarfonshire
Wales
1,085
3,560
Snowdon
SH6098954379
2
Cumberland
England
978
3,209
Scafell Pike
NY2154207217
3
Westmorland
England
950
3,117
Helvellyn
NY3426015090
4
Merionethshire
Wales
905
2,969
Aran Fawddwy
SH8627222386
5
Brecknockshire
Wales
886
2,906
Pen y Fan
SO0121221588
6
Denbighshire
Wales
830
2,726
Cadair Berwyn
SJ0716532355
7
Montgomeryshire
Wales
827
2,726
Moel Sych
SJ0663231863
8
Northumberland
England
815
2,674
The Cheviot
NT9090420522
9
Lancashire
England
803
2,634
Coniston Old Man
SD2723797827
10
Yorkshire, North Riding
England
788
2,585
Mickle Fell
NY8058224534
11
Carmarthenshire
Wales
781
2,562
Fan Foel
SN8214022338
12
Cardiganshire
Wales
752
2,467
Pen Pumlumon Fawr
SN7897186945
13
Durham
England
746
2,447
Burnhope Seat
NY7879037536
14
Yorkshire, West Riding
England
736
2,415
Whernside
SD7385081415
15
Herefordshire
England
700
2,297
Black Mountain
SO2558835051
16
Monmouthshire
Wales
680
2,228
Chwarel y Fan
SO2581929416
17
Radnorshire
Wales
660
2,166
Great Rhos
SO1821963902
18
Derbyshire
England
636
2,087
Kinder Scout
SK0851887520
19
Devon
England
621
2,037
High Willhays
SX5802389203
20
Glamorgan
Wales
600
1,969
Craig y Llyn
SN9068903156
21
Cheshire
England
582
1,909
Black Hill
SE0781604687
22
Flintshire
Wales
555
1,817
Moel Famau
SJ1610962667
23
Shropshire
England
540
1,772
Brown Clee Hill
SO5936686556
24
Pembrokeshire
Wales
536
1,760
Foel Cwmcerwyn
SN0940931161
25
Staffordshire
England
520
1,705
Cheeks Point on Cheeks Hill [4]
SK0260969904
26
Somerset
England
519
1,702
Dunkery Beacon
SS8914341587
27
Worcestershire
England
425
1,394
Worcestershire Beacon
SO7688445223
28
Cornwall
England
420
1,378
Brown Willy
SX1587280004
29
Gloucestershire
England
330
1,082
Cleeve Hill
SO9969624599
30
Berkshire
England
297
974
Walbury Hill
SU3734861631
31
Wiltshire
England
295
967
Milk Hill
SU1041564341
32
Surrey
England
294
965
Leith Hill
TQ1394943162
33
Hampshire, Hampshire
England
286
938
Pilot Hill
SU3987560111
34
Sussex, West
England
280
918
Blackdown
SU9193529613
35
Dorset
England
279
915
Lewesdon Hill
ST4377801172
36
Leicestershire
England
278
912
Bardon Hill
SK4599213199
37
Buckinghamshire
England
267
875
Haddington Hill
SP8907209088
38
Warwickshire
England
261
856
Ebrington Hill
SP1877942633
39
Oxfordshire
England
257
843
Bald Hill
SU7288595775
40
Kent
England
251
823
Betsom's Hill
TQ4355556332
41
Sussex, East
England
248
813
Ditchling Beacon
TQ3316413070
42
Yorkshire, East Riding
England
246
807
Bishop Wilton Wold
SE8218257026
43
Hertfordshire
England
244
800
Pavis Wood
SP9142009190
44
Bedfordshire
England
243
797
Dunstable Downs
TL0088119424
45
Hampshire, Isle of Wight
England
241
791
St Boniface Down
SZ5673678548
46
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire
England
225
738
Arbury Hill
SP5401558770
47
Anglesey
Wales
220
722
Holyhead Mountain
SH2185882948
48
Nottinghamshire
England
205
673
Newtonwood Lane
SK4561760649
49
Rutland
England
197
646
Cold Overton Park
SK8270808533
50
Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey
England
168
551
Normanby Top , The Wolds
TF1211096470
51
Middlesex
England
155
509
Bushey Heath
TQ1523593970
52
Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven
England
151
495
Viking Way
SK8896923714
53
Essex
England
147
482
Chrishall Common
TL4430136202
54
Cambridgeshire
England
146
479
Great Chishill
TL4273038626
55
County of London
England
134
440
Hampstead Heath
TQ2641586728
56
West Suffolk
England
128
420
Great Wood
TL7869055863
57
Norfolk
England
105
343
Beacon Hill
TG1835941425
58
East Suffolk
England
90
295
Wattisham Airfield
TM0238250185
59
Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough
England
81
266
Racecourse Road
TF0353004169
60
Huntingdonshire
England
80
263
Boring Field
TL0472071050
61
Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely
England
39
128
Haddenham village
TL4671075214
62
Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland
England
8
26
Pinchbeck Marsh
TF2788028610
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The foot measurement is derived from the Ordnance Survey metre measurement, multiplied by 3.2808.
References [ ]
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