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1887:Ward's Stone
1857:Clougha Pike
1409:Dolphinholme
1404:Cowan Bridge
1399:Conder Green
1230:Skirden Beck
1225:Sabden Brook
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890:Great Mitton
654:Mellor Brook
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1892:Warton Crag
1780:Whittington
1735:Roeburndale
1710:Over Kellet
1660:Gressingham
1569:Whittington
1544:Torrisholme
1479:Over Kellet
1429:Gressingham
1354:Bank Houses
1240:Stydd Brook
1218:tributaries
1147:Pendle Hill
945:Osbaldeston
805:Balderstone
679:Osbaldeston
639:Hurst Green
559:Balderstone
389:Landrangers
197: /
172:Coordinates
2081:Categories
2034:Lancashire
1995:Artle Beck
1897:White Hill
1867:Green Hill
1804:Topography
1775:Wennington
1745:Silverdale
1630:Cantsfield
1564:Wennington
1539:Tewitfield
1529:Sunderland
1509:Silverdale
1379:Cantsfield
1329:Abbeystead
1235:Stock Beck
1152:White Hill
1101:Ribble Way
1080:Stonyhurst
1049:Topography
1015:Waddington
995:Simonstone
970:Ribchester
960:Ramsgreave
905:Hothersall
895:Grindleton
749:Waddington
724:Simonstone
699:Ribchester
629:Grindleton
574:Billington
475:2 February
448:References
442:trig point
438:White Hill
432:path from
410:prominence
406:Lancashire
182:54°01′00″N
162:Prominence
68:newspapers
2005:Leck Beck
1933:Grizedale
1882:Leck Fell
1872:Grit Fell
1862:Gragareth
1829:Footpaths
1740:Scotforth
1730:Quernmore
1700:Morecambe
1695:Middleton
1650:Cockerham
1645:Claughton
1635:Carnforth
1504:Scotforth
1499:Quernmore
1464:Middleton
1394:Cockerham
1389:Claughton
1364:Bay Horse
1339:Aldcliffe
1311:Morecambe
1306:Lancaster
1301:Carnforth
1166:Waterways
1094:Footpaths
1030:Wilpshire
1000:Slaidburn
985:Salesbury
975:Rimington
955:Pendleton
950:Paythorne
935:Newsholme
915:Longridge
875:Easington
855:Clitheroe
769:Wilpshire
764:Whitewell
729:Slaidburn
714:Salesbury
704:Rimington
689:Pendleton
684:Paythorne
669:Newsholme
541:Longridge
536:Clitheroe
434:Tarnbrook
361:, England
210:Geography
185:2°33′58″W
152:Elevation
1938:Hindburn
1765:Tunstall
1760:Thurnham
1598:Parishes
1549:Tunstall
1344:Arkholme
1320:Villages
1213:R Ribble
1198:R Hodder
1193:R Dunsop
1188:R Calder
860:Dinckley
845:Chipping
840:Chatburn
793:Parishes
649:Low Moor
604:Dinckley
594:Chipping
589:Chatburn
550:Villages
391:102, 103
381:Topo map
373:SD630580
355:Location
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1953:Roeburn
1720:Overton
1620:Borwick
1524:Stodday
1514:Skerton
1484:Overton
1459:Melling
1439:Heysham
1424:Glasson
1419:Galgate
1374:Borwick
1349:Aughton
1142:Parlick
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1035:Wiswell
1025:Whalley
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779:Worston
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759:Whalley
744:Twiston
739:Tosside
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609:Downham
367:OS grid
82:scholar
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1918:Cocker
1911:Rivers
1770:Warton
1755:Tatham
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1444:Hornby
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1203:R Loud
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