- Weaver Hills
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Weaver Hills
latitude=53.0148
longitude=-1.8603
shire_county=Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
os_grid_reference=SK085470The Weaver Hills are a small range of hills in north
Staffordshire .Weaver Hills
The Weaver Hills are situated about 15 miles east of
Stoke on Trent and about 5 miles west ofAshbourne, Derbyshire , just south of the A52 and north of the Churnet Valley. The area is often considered to be the most southerly peak of thePennines , certainly the southern most point of the range's carboniferous limestone rock strata.The main peak, with an
Ordnance Survey Trig point is 371 metres above sea level. The southern slopes are rather steep, overlooking the hamlets ofRamsor and Wootton, while the north is more gently sloped towards theStaffordshire Moorlands .The 10 or more
tumuli on or around the Weaver Hlls, including Cauldon Low (a peak in the same range just to the east) imply significant prehistoric settlements in the area.About a mile south of the main peak is Wootton Lodge and Wootton Hall, whose claims to fame include that
Jean Jacques Rousseau rented the Hall in 1766. He was a refugee fromFrance , where his revolutionary ideas made life difficult for him. However, the peace and tranquility which had so attracted him to the area nearly drove him mad, because he could not leave his fears behind. Arthur Mee says, "He was filled with the embittered suspicions of a hunted animal, seeing enmity and treachery in his friends and deadly foes in his neighbours." [Arthur Mee, "The King's England; Staffordshire", (1937), p. 243]A large quarry lies one the north-east side of the main peak.
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* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.017&lon=-1.8645&scale=25000&icon=x Weaver Hills on MultiMap page 1:25000 O.S. map]
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