East Anglian Chalk

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The East Anglian Chalk is a National Character Area as defined by Natural England.[1] It takes the form of a low chalk ridge, an extension of the Chilterns, which extends from Letchworth in the south-west to Newmarket in the north-east. The north-eastern portion, from Saffron Walden to Newmarket, is the Newmarket Ridge.

The principal summits are as follows:[2]

Hill Height Prominence Grid reference
Therfield Hill 168.6 m (553 ft) 71 m TL331372
Gog Magog Hills 77 m (253 ft) 37 m TL494538
Topler's Hill 76 m (249 ft) 31 m TL214401
Rowley's Hill 51 m (167 ft) 31 m TL426497

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