Mountains & hills · South Wales
Rickford Hill
In or near Nempnett Thrubwell.
Rickford Hill — a hill or mountain in wales south.
Neil Owen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton · 9.5 km
- Dog-friendly
About
A British hill or mountain, named on Ordnance Survey maps and walked by hill-baggers. Rickford Hill is a named hill or mountain in wales south, recorded in the GeoNames UK gazetteer. British landmarks of this type are typically marked on Ordnance Survey maps and recorded in the national gazetteer for cartographic and navigational reference. Coordinates and feature classification are sourced from the GeoNames open dataset.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Rickford Hill is a mountain located in South Wales, within the parish of Burrington. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Severn Estuary SSSI, as well as a National Nature Reserve (NNR) in the Mendip area. Additionally, it is part of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), highlighting its ecological and scenic significance.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3294, -2.7319
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Burrington
- Postcode
- BS40 7AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton — 9.5 km
Sources
- manual: geonames-12616042 (CC BY 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rickford Hill?
- Rickford Hill is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 7AL), in the parish of Burrington.
- What is Rickford Hill?
- Rickford Hill — a hill or mountain in wales south.
- How do I get to Rickford Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 9.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS40 7AL.
- Is Rickford Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Rickford Hill is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the MENDIP National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Rickford Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 7AL. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.