White Hill (Forest of Bowland)

{{short description|Hill in northern England}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = White Hill

| photo = Croasdale Bowland.jpg

| photo_caption = The valley of Croasdale, with the slopes of White Hill on the left

| elevation_m = 544

| elevation_ref ={{cite web |title=White Hill |url=https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=2814 |website=Hill Bagging |publisher=Database of British and Irish Hills |access-date=3 February 2024}}

| prominence_m = 159

| parent_peak = Ward's Stone

| listing = Marilyn

| location = Forest of Bowland, England

| range =

| coordinates = {{coord|54.02325|N|2.50062|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| grid_ref_UK = SD673587

| topo = OS Landranger 103

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| map = United Kingdom Forest of Bowland#United Kingdom Lancashire#United Kingdom City of Lancaster#United Kingdom Borough of Ribble Valley

| map_caption = Location in the Forest of Bowland##Location in Lancashire##Location in the City of Lancaster district##Location in Ribble Valley Borough

| label_position = left

}}

White Hill is a hill in the Forest of Bowland in north-western England.{{cite book |last1=Marsh |first1=Terry |title=Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle: 40 walks in Lancashire's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |date=2012 |publisher=Cicerone Press Limited |isbn=978-1-84965-533-0 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7hSntUTso88C&dq=%22white+hill%22+bowland&pg=PA11 |language=en |quote=For walkers who like to 'collect' summits, there are six of the so-called 'Marilyns' within the area of the book, only two of which (White Hill and Easington Fell) are not included in a walk.}} It lies between Slaidburn and High Bentham, on the boundary between the City of Lancaster and Ribble Valley districts. The summit houses a tower and a trig point. In medieval times, the hill marked one of the northernmost limits of the Lordship of Bowland.

The hill has an elevation of {{cvt|544|m}} and a prominence of {{cvt|159|m}} and is classed as a Marilyn.

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