Deacon Hill
Deacon Hill is a peak in Shillington, Central Bedfordshire, England and has an elevation of 564 feet. Deacon Hill is situated nearby to the locality Markham’s Hill, as well as near Noon Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit and Knocking Hoe.
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit
Nature reserve
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a 79-hectare nature reserve in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Knocking Hoe
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knocking Hoe is a 7.7-hectare National Nature Reserve and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is mentioned in A Nature Conservation Review.
Hexton Chalk Pit
Nature reserve
Hexton Chalk Pit is a 1.9-hectare nature reserve in Hexton in North Hertfordshire, managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is grassland with steep slopes and many chalk-loving plants such as horseshoe vetch, yellow-wort, milkwort and rockrose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hexton and Pirton.
Hexton
Village
Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hexton is a small village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, about 6 miles west of Hitchin. This parish is a salient of Hertfordshire jutting northwards into Bedfordshire.
Pirton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pirton is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of Hitchin, and adjoins the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.
Lilley
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lilley is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-east of the centre of Luton, its post town, and 4 miles west of Hitchin. The parish had a population of 384 at the 2021 census.
Deacon Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 564 feet
- Description: hill in Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Shillington, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.95528° or 51° 57′ 19″ northLongitude
-0.36306° or 0° 21′ 47″ westElevation
564 feet (172 metres)Open location code
9C3XXJ4P+4QOpenStreetMap ID
node 389938305OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Deacon Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Deacon Hill”
- Dutch: “Deacon Hill”
- Swedish: “Deacon Hill (kulle i Storbritannien)”
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Localities in the Area
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