Billinge Hill

179mM Marilyn

Billinge Hill is a Marilyn, 179m high, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.

Orrell is the nearest station, 1.6 mi (about 2 to 2.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Orrell it's about 1 hour to the summit. Upholland is next, 1.8 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot), and 53 stations are within 10 miles in all.

Billinge Hill is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in North West England. With a maximum elevation of 179 m (587 ft), it is the highest point of Merseyside. It lies in Billinge, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, and it is one of the 176 hills graded as a Marilyn in England.

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Stations within 10 miles of Billinge Hill, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.