Oakham Hill

Oakham Hill is one of the highest points in the county of Hampshire, England, and in the South Downs, rising to 202 metres (663 ft) above sea level.

Oakham Hill
Ditcham Park School on the southern spur of Oakham Hill
Highest point
Elevation202 m (663 ft)[1]
Prominence65 m (213 ft)[1]
Parent peakButser Hill [1]
Coordinates50°57′51″N 0°56′04″W
Geography
LocationHampshire, England
Parent rangeSouth Downs
OS gridSU749188
Topo mapOS Landranger

Oakham Hill rises about 1 kilometre southeast of the village of Buriton in Hampshire and just a few hundred metres east of the county boundary with West Sussex. Just to the west are the summits of Head Down (205 m), War Down (244 m) and the highest point in the South Downs, Butser Hill (270 m), in the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Country Park. On the southern spur of Oakham Hill is Ditcham Park School, a private educational establishment.[2] Oakham Hill is also the site of the British Schools’ Cycling Association's National Hill Climb Time Trial, which in 2013 attracted one hundred and sixty competitors between the ages of 5 and 16, 34 of which were also pupils of Ditcham Park School.[3]

References

  1. Summit Listings by Relative Height by Mark Jackson, compiled by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 15 May 2013.
  2. Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series.
  3. http://www.easthampshire.org/2013/07/windy-conditions-make-hill-climb-challenge-ditcham-park-school/


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