What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Darlington.
Approximately 200 metres high, Whinney Hill is composed of Carboniferous limestone and is part of the Pennine range. It takes its name from the Old English "hwinna," meaning horse, possibly linked to local folklore or historical land use; the hill matters as a minor landmark in the Darlington area.
Places near here
Barclay Springs Equestrian, Whinney HillMountain or hill · 109 yd
Hedge and floral verge, Oxhill Farm, Whinney HillMountain or hill · 690 yd
Former Victorian postbox on Church Lane, RedmarshallOld post box · 1.1 mi
Church of St CuthbertListed building · 1.1 mi
Bishopton CastleArchaeological place · 1.2 mi
Old Milestone by A66, on the verge approximately 100m east of EltonMonument or public art · 2.1 mi
Coatham Wood Public CarparkForest or wood · 2.7 mi
Byers' Gill WoodWood · 3.1 mi
Living Green Woodpecker sculpture Wynyard Woodland ParkPublic sculpture · 3.4 mi
Leaf Removal Train, Eaglescliffe StationHeritage place · 3.7 mi_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1500544.jpg?width=1280)
St Thomas a Becket's ChurchScheduled monument · 3.9 mi
Eaglescliffe & Preston War MemorialMemorial · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0