Croker Hill

{{Short description|Hill in Cheshire, England}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = Croker Hill

| photo = Below Bosley Locks, Macclesfield Canal - geograph.org.uk - 440961.jpg

| photo_caption = View of Croker Hill from Bosley Locks

| elevation_m = 404.1

| elevation_ref = {{cite web |title=Croker Hill [Sutton Common] |url=https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=7736 |website=Hill Bagging |publisher=Database of British and Irish Hills |access-date=7 February 2024}}

| prominence_m = 95.1

| prominence_ref =

| parent_peak = Shining Tor (559m)

| listing = List of hills in the Peak District

| location = Cheshire, UK

| range = Peak District

| coordinates = {{coord|53.206133|-2.1007|type:mountain_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_ref_UK = SJ933677

| topo = OS Landranger 119

| easiest_route =

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Croker Hill, also known as Sutton Common, stands just outside the western edge of the Peak District national park, overlooking Congleton in Cheshire, England. Near the summit stands the Sutton Common BT Tower, built during the 1960s. It has an elevation of {{cvt|404.1|m}} and a prominence of {{cvt|95.1|m}}.

Popular with hill walkers, Croker Hill offers fine views of the Cheshire Plain; on clear days, Manchester city centre and as far away as Snowdon can be seen.{{cite news |title=Cheshire walk - Croker Hill |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/things-to-do/walks/22575351.cheshire-walk---croker-hill/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |work=Great British Life |date=13 August 2019 |language=en}}

The Gritstone Trail, a long-distance footpath from Disley to Mow Cop, crosses Croker Hill.{{cite web |title=Gritstone Trail Walkers' Guide |url=https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/pdf/ranger-service/countryside-sites/cec_gritstone_trail_leaflet(fin)_accessible.pdf |publisher=Cheshire East Council |access-date=7 February 2024}}

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{{Peaks of the Peak District}}

Category:Mountains and hills of the Peak District

Category:Hills of Cheshire

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