What is recorded here
Wives' Hill is a small upland feature, likely less than 200 meters in height, situated within the rolling landscape of the West Pennine Moors. Its name suggests a local folk etymology, possibly linked to historical or domestic associations in the area, though specific folklore is not widely documented. It matters as a minor but identifiable landmark in the topography of Blackburn with Darwen.
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Places near here
Brown LoweMountain / peak · 916 yd
Steam tramway reversing triangleScheduled monument · 1317 yd
George V postbox on Bolton Road, DarwenOld post box · 1395 yd
Big Grey StonesMountain / peak · 1579 yd
Tree Sculpture - SquirrelPublic sculpture · 1.2 mi
Entrance to Sough Railway TunnelListed building · 1.3 mi
Waterfall in woodland below Cartridge HillWaterfall · 1.3 mi
Conyries PlantationWood · 1.3 mi
Waterfall at Bold Venture ParkWaterfall · 1.4 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Jubilee Tower (Darwen Tower)Monument · 1.5 mi
South African War MemorialMemorial · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: John Topping · CC BY-SA 2.0