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The Pennines (/ ˈ p ɛ n aɪ n z /), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, [1] are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.Commonly described as the "backbone of England" because of its length and position, the range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the north of the Midlands to Northumberland in North East England.
Locator map of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within England: Date: 15 April 2012: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData: Great Britain coastline and border data; Natural England. AONB boundary; National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. All data outside of Great Britain; Author: Nilfanion, using Ordnance Survey and Natural ...
The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately 90 square miles (230 km 2) of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. [1] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. [2] The West Pennine Moors are separated from the main Pennine range by the Irwell Valley to the east.
The North Pennines is the northernmost section of the Pennine range of hills which runs north–south through northern England. It lies between Carlisle to the west and Darlington to the east, straddling the borders of the counties of Cumbria , Durham , Northumberland and North Yorkshire .
The Forest of Bowland AONB, in Lancashire is a western spur of the Pennines. [1] It is separated from the surrounding Yorkshire Dales and South Pennines by the Aire Gap and Ribble Valley. The isolated Pendle Hill falls within the boundaries of the AONB.
The lower reaches of Airedale and Wharfedale are not usually included in the area, and Calderdale, south of Airedale and in the South Pennines, is not often considered part of the Dales (even though it is a dale, is in Yorkshire, and its upper reaches are as scenic and rural as many further north). [15]
The Rossendale Valley is in the Rossendale area of Lancashire, England, between the West Pennine Moors and the main range of the Pennines.The area includes the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributaries (between Rawtenstall and Bacup), which flow southwards into Greater Manchester.
The South Pennines is a region of moorland and hill country in northern England lying towards the southern end of the Pennines. In the west it includes the Rossendale Valley and the West Pennine Moors. It is bounded by the Greater Manchester conurbation in the west and the Bowland Fells and Yorkshire Dales to the north.