Rowley Hills

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{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox landform

| water =

| name = Rowley Hills

| photo = Turner's Hill View - geograph.org.uk - 369654.jpg

| photo_caption = View from transmission tower on Turner's Hill

| elevation =

| elevation_ref =

| highest_point = Turner's Hill

| highest_elevation = {{convert|269|m}}

| map = West Midlands

| map_relief =

| map_caption = Location in West Midlands

| label_position = none

| location = near Dudley, West Midlands

| coordinates = {{coord|52|29|47|N|2|3|0|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| grid_ref_UK = SO 966 887

| topo =

| type = Rowley Rag

| age = Carboniferous

}}

The Rowley Hills are a range of hills in the West Midlands county in England. The range comprises Turner's Hill, Bury Hill, Portway Hill and Darby's Hill.[https://friendsofrowleyhills.org/ Friends of Rowley Hills] Retrieved 20 January 2019. The ridge forms part of the east/west watershed between the River Severn and the River Trent, with rainfall on the western side going to the Bristol Channel via the Severn, and rainfall on the eastern side ending up in the North Sea via the Trent.[http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/Darlaston1/growthof%20industry.htm Recollections of Darlaston, by Dr Carl Chinn] historywebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2019. The hills are situated east of the town of Dudley in Rowley Regis, on the border between the metropolitan boroughs of Dudley and Sandwell.

The largest hill, Turner's Hill, is the highest point in the West Midlands county, with an altitude of {{convert|269|m|ft}} above sea level.{{cite web|title=West Midlands|url=http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Destinations/Search-Results/UK/England/Heart-of-England/West-Midlands/|publisher=Live for the Outdoors|work=Destinations|accessdate=9 October 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101151457/http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Destinations/Search-Results/UK/England/Heart-of-England/West-Midlands/|archivedate=1 November 2012|df=dmy-all}} Views from the summit include the Clee Hills, Clent Hills, Cannock Chase, and much of Birmingham and the Black Country. The height has also led to the construction of two radio transmission towers on the summit.

Portway Hill is the site of a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country.[https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/Portway-hill "Portway Hill"] Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

Rowley Rag, a form of dolerite notably used to make kerbstones, was formerly quarried from the Rowley Hills.[https://friendsofrowleyhills.org/about/geology/ "Geology"] Friends of Rowley Hills. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

Over the centuries that the hills have been inhabited there have been four churches located there, all named St. Giles, in the village of Rowley.