Swine Hill

Swine Hill is a hill in Ellel, Lancaster, England and has an elevation of 499 feet. Swine Hill is situated nearby to the village Dolphinholme, as well as near the locality Lower Green Bank.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mark’s Church and St John’s Church, Ellel.

St Mark’s Church

Church

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St Mark's Church is in the village of Dolphinholme, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.

St John’s Church, Ellel

Church

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St John's Church is in Chapel Lane, Ellel, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. St John’s Church, Ellel is situated 2 miles northwest of Swine Hill.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale, stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Christ Church is situated 2½ miles east of Swine Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galgate and Quernmore.

Galgate

Village

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Galgate is a village in the City of Lancaster, just south of Lancaster University, and about 3 miles south of Lancaster itself in the English county of Lancashire. Galgate is situated 2 miles west of Swine Hill.

Quernmore

Village

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Quernmore is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It is located about 3 miles east of Lancaster. The parish of Quernmore had a population of 532 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 567 at the 2011 Census. Quernmore is situated 3 miles north of Swine Hill.

Abbeystead

Hamlet

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Abbeystead is a small hamlet located in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in Lancashire, England. Abbeystead lies close to the Trough of Bowland but even in medieval times, was considered part of Wyresdale rather than within the domain of that powerful local magnate, the Lord of Bowland, so-called Lord of the Fells. Abbeystead is situated 3 miles east of Swine Hill.

Swine Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 499 feet
Category: landform
Location: Ellel, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.98588° or 53° 59′ 9″ north

Longitude

-2.74512° or 2° 44′ 42″ west

Elevation

499 feet (152 metres)

Open location code

9C5VX7P3+9X

GeoNames ID

12620759

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