Longridge Fell

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Name = Longridge Fell
Photo = Longridge Fell 229-03.jpg
Caption = The east end of Longridge Fell, with Pendle Hill behind, to the left
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Location = Longridge, Lancashire, England
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Prominence = 242 m
Parent peak = Ward's Stone
Coordinates = coord|53|51|52|N|02|31|10|W|type:mountain
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Lancashire
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lat= 53.8643
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"Location of Longridge Fell within Lancashire"

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Longridge Fell is a fell near the English town of Longridge, Lancashire. It lies within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As its name suggests, it takes the form of a long ridge which rises in a northeasterly direction from the town of Longridge to its summit 4.5 miles distant. As the ridge curves towards the east, it comes to a sudden end and drops into the Hodder valley. The fell is a good example of a cuesta; the ridge has a sharp drop or escarpment on its northern side, and a gentler slope on its southern side. [Freeman "et al", p.12] These features make it a popular takeoff for hang-gliders and paragliders on the relatively infrequent occurrences of a northerly wind.

From the fell's 1,148-ft (350-m) summit, views are afforded of the Fylde Coast to the west; the fells of the Forest of Bowland to the north and west (including Parlick, Fair Snape Fell, and Beacon Fell); the Yorkshire Dales to the northeast (including, most notably, Pen-y-ghent); Clitheroe, Pendle Hill and Whalley, to the east and southeast; and the towns and villages within the districts of Chorley, South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Rossendale to the south.

The River Hodder, and its River Loud tributary, flow eastward along the north side of the fell, before turning south at the end of the fell to join the River Ribble which runs westward along the south of the fell. Cowley Brook, a tributary of Stydd Brook, begins its course near the fell. The village of Hurst Green and the adjoining Stonyhurst College lie on the south side of the fell.

The town of Longridge lies at the southeast end of the fell. There were extensive stone quarries at Tootle Heights and there are still two small reservoirs, adjacent to a road from Longridge which runs along the top of the western end of the fell, which is also known as "Jeffrey Hill".

Longridge Golf Course is located on the fell's Forty Acre Lane. Its clubhouse doubles as the home of the Preston Cycling Club.

Gallery

trig point at the summit of Longridge Fell, looking north
Jeffrey Hill

Notes

References

* Freeman, T.W., Rodgers, H.B., and Kinvig, R.H., (1966), "Lancashire, Cheshire and the Isle of Man", Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London

External links

* [http://www.go4awalk.com/userpics/stephendawson33.php Parlick and Fair Snape Fell from Longridge Fell]