Highest Elevation in England

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics, 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

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Most Urban Cities
Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.
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Highest Elevation - England

1 Rossendale 1,247 ft
2 Queensbury 1,138 ft
3 High Peak 1,099 ft
4 Buxton 1,037 ft
5 Fulwood 1,004 ft
6 Mendip 961 ft
7 Clayton 955 ft
8 Consett 892 ft
9 Bacup 843 ft
10 Hindhead 827 ft
11 Haslingden 801 ft
12 Annfield Plain 778 ft
13 Shepley 761 ft
14 Penistone 758 ft
15 Stanley 738 ft
16 Chapel en le Frith 738 ft
17 Bradfield 732 ft
18 Stokenchurch 732 ft
19 Whitworth 728 ft
20 Shelley 712 ft
21 Cinderford 689 ft
22 Shaftesbury 679 ft
23 Chipping Norton 673 ft
24 Oldham 669 ft
25 Longdendale 666 ft
26 Crowborough 659 ft
27 Wardle 656 ft
28 Leek 646 ft
29 Minchinhampton 627 ft
30 Colne 627 ft
31 Bartley Green 620 ft
32 Biggin Hill 617 ft
33 Warlingham 610 ft
34 Lees 607 ft
35 Coleford 604 ft
36 Essington 600 ft
37 Drighlington 597 ft
38 New Mill 587 ft
39 Haworth 581 ft
40 Meltham 581 ft
41 Bolsover 574 ft
42 Burntwood 568 ft
43 Biddulph 568 ft
44 Darwen 564 ft
45 Saddleworth 561 ft
46 Tadworth 561 ft
47 Meltham Mills 561 ft
48 Rawtenstall 561 ft
49 Whaley Bridge 558 ft
50 Nelson 558 ft
51 Tunstall 551 ft
52 Sanderstead 551 ft
53 Uppermill 551 ft
54 Bloxwich 545 ft
55 Denby Dale 545 ft
56 Basford, Stoke-on-Trent 545 ft
57 Peasedown Saint John 541 ft
58 West Bromwich 541 ft
59 Yeadon 541 ft
60 Barnard Castle 538 ft
61 Streetly 538 ft
62 Stocksbridge 538 ft
63 West Kingsdown 535 ft
64 Pudsey 535 ft
65 Telford 535 ft
66 Hoyland Nether 531 ft
67 Kirkby in Ashfield 531 ft
68 Cheddleton 531 ft
69 Aldridge 531 ft
70 Barnoldswick 528 ft
71 Coalville 528 ft
72 Callington 528 ft
73 Dudley 528 ft
74 Wolverhampton 525 ft
75 Royton 525 ft
76 Newcastle under Lyme 525 ft
77 Bovingdon 525 ft
78 Banstead 525 ft
79 Chalford 525 ft
80 Dronfield 522 ft
81 Cheadle 522 ft
82 Sutton in Ashfield 515 ft
83 Haslemere 515 ft
84 Smethwick 515 ft
85 New Mills 512 ft
86 Macclesfield 512 ft
87 Okehampton 512 ft
88 Chasetown 512 ft
89 Glossop 512 ft
90 Brierfield 512 ft
91 Blackrod 509 ft
92 Baildon 509 ft
93 Broseley 509 ft
94 Hawkinge 509 ft
95 Sacriston 505 ft
96 Cannock 505 ft
97 Amersham on the Hill 499 ft
98 Crook 499 ft
99 Brierley Hill 499 ft
100 Daventry 499 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in England.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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