List of hills of West Sussex

This is a list of hills in West Sussex. Many of these hills are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking and tourist destinations in the county of West Sussex in southeast England.

Colour key

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Class Prominence
Marilyns 150 – 599 m
HuMPs 100 – 149 m
TuMPs 30 – 99 m
Unclassified 0 – 29 m

The table is colour-coded based on the classification or "listing" of the hill. The types that occur in West Sussex are Marilyns, HuMPs and TuMPs, listings based on topographical prominence. "Prominence" correlates strongly with the subjective significance of a summit. Peaks with low prominences are either subsidiary tops of a higher summit or relatively insignificant independent summits. Peaks with high prominences tend to be the highest points around and likely to have extraordinary views. A Marilyn is a hill with a prominence of at least 150 metres or about 500 feet.[1] A "HuMP" (the acronym comes from "Hundred Metre Prominence) is a hill with a prominence of at least 100 but less than 150 metres.[2]

In this table Marilyns are in beige and HuMPs in lilac. A "TuMP" as defined here is a hill with a prominence of at least 30 but less than 100 metres. The term "sub-Marilyn" or "sub-HuMP" is used, e.g. in the online Database of British and Irish Hills to indicate hills that fall just below the threshold. To qualify for inclusion, hills must either be 200 metres or higher with a prominence of at least 30 metres, below 200 metres with a prominence of at least 90 metres (the threshold for a sub-HuMP) or be in some other way notable. For further information see the Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles and the individual articles on Marilyns, HuMPs and TuMPs. A "TuMP" as defined here is a hill with a prominence of at least 30 but less than 100 metres. By way of contrast, see also the article listing Tumps (a traditional term meaning a hillock, mound, barrow or tumulus).

Table

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Hill Height (m) Prom. (m) Grid ref. Class Parent Range/Region Remarks Image
Black Down[3] 280 191 SU919296 West Sussex county top (historical and current), Marilyn, HuMP, TuMP Beacon Batch[4] Greensand Ridge West Sussex's county top.

Knoll at summit in trees, 30 m NNE of trig point.
Littleton Down[3] 254.9 149.2 SU941149 HuMP, TuMP, subMarilyn Butser Hill South Downs West Sussex's second highest point
Summit in trees
Linch Down[3] 248 111 SU848173 HuMP, TuMP Butser Hill South Downs West Sussex's third highest point
No summit feature. Summit is 15 metres ENE of the trig point.
Glatting Beacon[3] 245 98 SU965131 SubHuMP, TuMP Butser Hill South Downs Trig point at summit.
Beacon Hill[3] 242 95 SU965131 SubHuMP, TuMP Butser Hill South Downs Tumulus at summit.
Chanctonbury Ring (Chanctonbury Hill)[3] 240 217 TQ138120 Marilyn, HuMP, TuMP Leith Hill[4] South Downs Summit on western edge of ring.
Harting Downs[3] 229 68 SU794183 TuMP Butser Hill South Downs Grassy summit.
Devil's Dyke[3] 217 114 SU794183 HuMP, TuMP Ditchling Beacon South Downs Summit within 2 metres of trig point.
Marley Heights[3] 216 53 SU890302 TuMP Black Down, Sussex South Downs Beech tree on summit, east of the farm.
Truleigh Hill[3] 216 67 TQ225108 (est.) TuMP Ditchling Beacon South Downs
West Harting Down[3] 216 80 SU762187 TuMP Butser Hill South Downs
Kithurst Down[3] 213 111 SU762187 HuMP, TuMP Butser Hill South Downs Featureless summit; 5 metres south of trig point.
Farm Hill[3] 212 63 SU961145 TuMP Butser Hill South Downs Crop field at summit.
Hatch Farm Hill[3] 211 43 SU898298 (est.) TuMP Black Down South Downs
West Hill[3] 211 89 TQ279117 TuMP Ditchling Beacon South Downs No summit feature.
Barlavington Down[3] 208 55 SU961155 TuMP Butser Hill South Downs No summit feature. Arable field.
Telegraph Hill, Sussex[3] 207 130 SU870264 HuMP, TuMP Black Down South Downs Summit is 5 metres NW of a bungalow.
Bow Hill[3] 206 74 SU824112 (est.) TuMP Butser Hill South Downs
St Roche's Hill[3] 206 57 SU877110 (est.) TuMP Butser Hill South Downs
Wolstonbury Hill[3] 206 66 TQ283138 (est.) TuMP Ditchling Beacon South Downs
Bedham Hill[3] 155 122 TQ014221 HuMP, TuMP Black Down South Downs Flat, featureless summit, partly covered in trees.
Thorney Island[3] 6 6 SU765019 (est.) "Significant Island of Britain"[3] None Possible alternative summit by church.

See also

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References and footnotes

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  1. ^ Dawson, Alan (1992). The Relative Hills of Britain. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-068-4. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010.
  2. ^ Jackson, Mark. "More Relative Hills of Britain" (PDF). Relative Hills of Britain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Name, height, prominence, parent, grid and class data from: Database of British and Irish Hills, retrieved 28 Dec 2016.
  4. ^ a b Mark Jackson, More Relative Hills of Britain, Lulu: 2009. pp. 144-145

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  1. ^ Name, height, prominence, grid, class and parent data from: Jackson, Mark (2009). More Relative Hills of Britain, Marilyn News Centre, UK, p. 168. E-book Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine.
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