Jubilee Hill

Jubilee Hill
Thirdsland and Jubilee Hill
Highest point
Elevation327 m (1,073 ft)[1]
Parent peakEnd Hill
Coordinates52°04′49″N 2°20′19″W / 52.0804°N 2.3387°W / 52.0804; -2.3387
Geography
Map
LocationMalvern Hills, England
Topo mapOS Landranger 150
Geology
Rock agePre-Cambrian
Mountain type(s)Igneous, Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Jubilee Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies between Perseverance Hill and Pinnacle Hill and has an elevation of 327 metres (1,073 ft).[1]

Jubilee Hill was named by the Malvern Hills Conservators in 2002 in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Duke of York unveiled a plaque at the top of the hill, commemorating its new identity, in 2003.[2]

The plaque was taken away by someone sometime in March/April 2018, but was replaced with a new plaque in June 2022.

The site was also previously known, and is still today by a group of locals, as 'Dad's Hill', after a well-loved local bicycle shop-owner called Mr Earp who climbed Jubilee Hill frequently. Commemorated there upon his death a local group still climb the hill on the same day every year in his name[citation needed].

Jubilee Drive, the road which runs along the western (Herefordshire) side of the hills, was built and named for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, in 1887.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Cooper Partnership (March 2009). "Identification of key views to and from the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" (PDF). The Malvern Hills AONB Partnership. p. Appendix Table L2: Assessment of Views from and within Malvern Hills AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ Duke of York marches to the top of Jubilee Hill Malvern Gazette Friday, 31 January 2003
  3. ^ Old Ledbury Colwall