Arbury Hill
Arbury Hill
Arbury Hill from the west
Highest point
Elevation
225 metres , 738 ft)
Listing
County top
Coordinates
52°13′27″N 1°12′36″W
Coordinates: 52°13′27″N 1°12′36″W
Geography
Arbury Hill
Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire
Location
Northamptonshire, England
OS grid
SP540587
Topo map
OS Explorer 206
Arbury Hill, at 225 m (738 ft), is the joint highest point in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the town of Daventry. The slopes of Arbury Hill are a drainage divide between three major river catchment areas, with the Nene to the north, east and south, the Cherwell , a tributary of the Thames to the south-west and the Leam a tributary of the Severn to the west and north-west.
On the summit of Arbury Hill there are the vestiges of an Iron Age Fort (grid reference SP540587), although this is disputed. The remains are in the form of a square ditch and embankment about 200 metres across.
There is a motor-cross track on the east side and top of the hill that is used for competitions about three times a year.
Gallery[edit]
The headwater of the River Nene, on the north east slope of Arbury Hill in 2008
The southern side of the hill in 2008
References
^ OS Explorer Map 207: Newport Pagnell & Northampton South (1:25 000) ISBN 0319 46387 7
^ 'Badby', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire, Volume 3: Archaeological Sites in North-West Northamptonshire (London, 1981), pp. 7-12. British History Online, accessed 25 October 2017.
