List of highest points in London

This is a list of the highest natural points within the 1,569 km² (606 sq mi) area of Greater London, England. The list includes all 21 peaks at least 100 metres high.

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The 21 distinct points of land over 100 metres in height in the county of Greater London.

One is an isolated hill, at Harrow on the Hill - the other 20 summits are clustered on six ridges (escarpments) in London, four of which extend beyond London and are named: Blackheath Ridge, one of the North Weald Ridges, the North Downs ridge and the Grim's Ditch ridge.

The highest point of land, the 245 m (804 ft) Westerham Heights, was also higher than any man-made structure in London until 2012, when the 309 m (1,014 ft) tall Shard London Bridge was completed.

List

Rank	Name	London borough	OS grid reference	Height[1]
1	Westerham Heights	Bromley	TQ436564 (51.288°N 0.060°E)	245 metres (804 ft)[1]
2	Sanderstead Plantation	Croydon	TQ343618 (51.339°N 0.072°W)	175 metres (574 ft)[1]
3	Stanmore Hill	Harrow	TQ164934 (51.627°N 0.318°W)	152 metres (499 ft)[1]
4	Big Wood peak north of Manor Hill/Corrigan Avenue Rec. Ground	Sutton	TQ282598 (51.322°N 0.160°W)	150 metres (492 ft)[1]
5	Arkley	Barnet	TQ219956 (51.645°N 0.238°W)	147 metres (482 ft)[1]
6	Highwood Hill/Moat Mount, Totteridge Fields	Barnet	TQ218941 (51.632°N 0.240°W)	145 metres (476 ft)[1]
7	Harrow Weald Common	Harrow	TQ149931 (51.624°N 0.340°W)	145 metres (475 ft)[2]
8	Hampstead Heath: West of Spaniards Road ‡	Camden	TQ264869 (51.567°N 0.177°W)	137 metres (449 ft)[1]
9	Highgate: Gatehouse, North Road to Hillcrest, off the top of North Hill	Haringey	TQ282878 (51.574°N 0.150°W)	136 metres (446 ft)[3] [4]
10	Shooter's Hill	Greenwich	TQ438765 (51.469°N 0.071°E)	132 metres (433 ft)[1]
11	Pinner Hill	Harrow/Hillingdon	TQ107916 (51.612°N 0.401°W)	126 metres (413 ft)
12	London part of Woodcock Hill north of Scratchwood	Barnet	TQ201953 (51.643°N 0.264°W)	125 metres (410 ft)
13	Harrow on the Hill (occ. Harrow Hill)	Harrow	TQ153874 (51.573°N 0.336°W)	124 metres (408 ft)[2]
14	Bournwell Hill	Barnet/Enfield	TQ256976 (51.663°N 0.184°W)	115 metres (377 ft)[1]
15	Sydenham Hill (Crystal Palace)	Lewisham/Southwark	TQ340721 (51.432°N 0.072°W)	112 metres (367 ft)[1]
16	Westow Hill (Crystal Palace)	Bromley/Croydon/Lambeth	TQ337707 (51.419°N 0.077°W)	110 metres (361 ft)[1]
17	Forest Hill	Lewisham	TQ350735 (51.446°N 0.063°W)	106 metres (348 ft)[5]
18	Orange Tree Hill, Havering-atte-Bower	Havering	TQ512930 (51.615°N 0.184°E)	105 metres (344 ft)[1]
19	Muswell Hill	Haringey	TQ283896 (51.590°N 0.148°W)	105 metres (344 ft)[6][7]
20	Woodcock Hill, Harefield	Hillingdon	TQ067915 (51.612°N 0.459°W)	103 metres (338 ft)
21	Ferny Hill (Enfield Chase)	Enfield	TQ280979 (51.665°N 0.149°W)	102 metres (334 ft)

‡ this summit in Hampstead Heath is the highest point in Inner London and was the highest point of the former County of London.

Settlements

Blackheath is a minor ridge after a short dip reaching a peak at Shooter's Hill in the east; here the towers of central Lewisham and Croydon beyond to the south-west (right). The backdrop is the long crest of the North Downs in the far south of Bromley and adjoining Surrey

Grouped by London Borough, South Street, a hamlet in Bromley, is the highest at 220 metres (722 ft) above sea level. It is at the edge of the Surrey Hills AONB which covers the Surrey part of the North Downs and Greensand Ridge. The six next highest are all near-neighbours: Horns Green (216 metres (709 ft)), Berry's Green and Biggin Hill (both reaching 190 metres (623 ft)), Aperfield and Single Street (both 180 metres (591 ft)), and Luxted at 177 metres (581 ft).

Outside Bromley the highest settlements are Sanderstead and Selsdon (reaching 170 metres (558 ft) and five metres below that, respectively) in Croydon.

Arkley in Barnet is built up to 147 metres (482 ft). Lower neighbours are Monken Hadley and Chipping Barnet, both 131 metres (430 ft), and Barnet Gate 129 metres (423 ft).

The Vale of Health is a micro-locality in Hampstead Heath in Camden at (130 metres (427 ft). Harrow on the Hill in Harrow (124 metres (407 ft)) and Shooters Hill in Greenwich (120 metres (394 ft)) also have high positions.

Some have peaks or crests (in the table above) in their definitively built-up area (e.g. Sanderstead, Harrow on the Hill and Shooters Hill). Other settlements with a high central elevation (over 100 metres (328 ft)) include Upper Sydenham, Upper Norwood, Chislehurst, Highgate, Hampstead, Harefield, Northwood, Mill Hill, New Addington and Purley.

See also

• List of highest points in the United Kingdom
• List of tallest buildings and structures in London

References

1. The Mountains of England and Wales – London Borough Tops
2. "The Physique of Middlesex". A History of the country of Middlesex. British History Online. 1969. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
3. https://www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com/history
4. https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/lpj5/London/
5. "Mountain Search".
6. 1:10,560 Sheet TQ28NE, Ordnance Survey, 1968: Spot height 340 ft, top of Fortis Green
7. Explorer Sheet 173 London North, Ordnance Survey: 105 metres (344 ft) contour around grid reference TQ286896 (51.590°N 0.143°W) but no spot height