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White Hill
The valley of Croasdale, with the slopes of White Hill on the left
Highest point
Elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Prominence	159 m (522 ft)
Parent peak	Ward's Stone
Listing	Marilyn
Coordinates	54°01′24″N 2°30′02″W / 54.02325°N 2.50062°W / 54.02325; -2.50062
Geography
White HillLocation in the Forest of BowlandShow map of the Forest of BowlandWhite HillLocation in LancashireShow map of LancashireWhite HillLocation in the City of Lancaster districtShow map of the City of Lancaster districtWhite HillLocation in Ribble Valley BoroughShow map of the Borough of Ribble Valley
Location	Forest of Bowland, England
OS grid	SD673587
Topo map	OS Landranger 103

White Hill is a hill in the Forest of Bowland in north-western England. It lies between Slaidburn and High Bentham, on the boundary between the City of Lancaster and Ribble Valley districts. The summit houses a tower and a trig point. In medieval times, the hill marked one of the northernmost limits of the Lordship of Bowland.

The hill has an elevation of 544 m (1,785 ft) and a prominence of 159 m (522 ft) and is classed as a Marilyn.

References

1. ^ "White Hill". Hill Bagging. Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
2. Marsh, Terry (2012). Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle: 40 walks in Lancashire's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84965-533-0. For walkers who like to 'collect' summits, there are six of the so-called 'Marilyns' within the area of the book, only two of which (White Hill and Easington Fell) are not included in a walk.

v t e Marilyns of Northern England
1. Northumberland	The Cheviot Housedon Hill Long Crag Peel Fell Ros Hill Shillhope Law Sighty Crag Tosson Hill
2. Northern Lakeland	Binsey Blencathra Knott Skiddaw
3. Western Lakeland	Blake Fell Dale Head Dent Grasmoor Great Gable Grisedale Pike High Stile Kirk Fell Lord's Seat Low Fell Mellbreak Pillar Robinson Seatallan Swinside Watch Hill
4. Central and Southern Lakeland	Black Combe Claife Heights Coniston Old Man Hard Knott Harter Fell High Raise High Rigg Holme Fell Illgill Head Kirkby Moor Lingmoor Fell Loughrigg Fell Muncaster Fell Pike of Blisco Scafell Pike Top o' Selside Whitfell
5. Eastern Lakeland	Arnside Knott Fairfield Grayrigg Forest Great Mell Fell Gummer's How Hallin Fell Helvellyn High Street Hutton Roof Crags Lambrigg Fell Little Mell Fell Place Fell Red Screes St Sunday Crag Seat Sandal Stony Cove Pike Tarn Crag Wansfell Whitbarrow
6. North Pennines and Durham	Burnhope Seat Cold Fell Cross Fell Dufton Pike Mickle Fell
7. Northern Yorkshire Dales	Baugh Fell The Calf Great Shunner Fell Hoove Kisdon Nine Standards Rigg Rogan's Seat Wild Boar Fell Yarlside
8. Southern Yorkshire Dales	Aye Gill Pike Birks Fell Buckden Pike Calf Top Cracoe Fell Dodd Fell Hill Fountains Fell Great Coum Great Knoutberry Hill Great Whernside Ingleborough Pen-y-ghent Rombald's Moor Sharp Haw Whernside
9. North York Moors to the Humber	Bishop Wilton Wold Cringle Moor Gisborough Moor Urra Moor
10. Forest of Bowland	Easington Fell Fair Snape Fell Longridge Fell Ward's Stone White Hill

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