Hoo Hill sliced through by the West... (C) Robin Stott

SK2702 : Hoo Hill sliced through by the West Coast main line

taken 5 years ago, near to Polesworth, Warwickshire, Great Britain

Hoo Hill sliced through by the West Coast main line

Hoo has the same meaning as hoe, howe and heugh: a spur of land, "a height enduring abruptly or steeply". The Sandyways cutting slices into the steep northeast flank of the hill, a low northern spur of the Arden plateau. The double-track Trent Valley Railway was built through here in 1847 and quadrupled around 1904. The trees on the left are down the steep slope between the railway and the Coventry Canal. The land slopes on down to the floodplain of the River Anker.

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Grid Square: SK2702, 32 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Robin Stott (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 11 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 12 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Lowlands Railways
Place (from Tags): Hoo Hill
Near (from Tags): Polesworth
Railway (from Tags): West Coast Main Line
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 2730 0200 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.9055N 1:35.8937W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SK 2723 0209
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)