Milcombe, from Fern Hill

A named place photographed at this map point in Cherwell.

Roughly 120 metres in height, Milcombe from Fern Hill is a low chalk escarpment feature in the Cherwell Valley. Its name may derive from Old English for "meadow hill," reflecting the area's long agricultural history and Saxon settlement patterns. The hill matters as a subtle but recurring landmark in the Oxfordshire landscape, with potential ties to prehistoric and medieval land use.