List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point
# List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point

List of counties of England and Wales in 1964 by highest point. In 1964 they are more or less the ancient counties, with the addition of the County of London and a number of historic divisions in place as administrative counties: Cambridgeshire into the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire; Hampshire into the Isle of Wight and Hampshire; Lincolnshire into the Parts of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey; Northamptonshire into Soke of Peterborough and Northamptonshire; Suffolk into East and West; Sussex into East and West; and Yorkshire into the East, North and West Ridings.

| Rank | County | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Hill | Grid reference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Caernarfonshire | Wales | 1,085 | 3,560 | Snowdon | SH6098954379 |
| 2 | Cumberland | England | 978 | 3,209 | Scafell Pike | NY2154207217 |
| 3 | Westmorland | England | 950 | 3,117 | Helvellyn | NY3426015090 |
| 4 | Merionethshire | Wales | 905 | 2,969 | Aran Fawddwy | SH8627222386 |
| 5 | Brecknockshire | Wales | 886 | 2,906 | Pen y Fan | SO0121221588 |
| 6 | Denbighshire | Wales | 830 | 2,726 | Cadair Berwyn | SJ0716532355 |
| 7 | Montgomeryshire | Wales | 827 | 2,726 | Moel Sych | SJ0663231863 |
| 8 | Northumberland | England | 815 | 2,674 | The Cheviot | NT9090420522 |
| 9 | Lancashire | England | 803 | 2,634 | Coniston Old Man | SD2723797827 |
| 10 | Yorkshire, North Riding | England | 788 | 2,585 | Mickle Fell | NY8058224534 |
| 11 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 781 | 2,562 | Fan Foel | SN8214022338 |
| 12 | Cardiganshire | Wales | 752 | 2,467 | Pen Pumlumon Fawr | SN7897186945 |
| 13 | Durham | England | 746 | 2,447 | Burnhope Seat | NY7879037536 |
| 14 | Yorkshire, West Riding | England | 736 | 2,415 | Whernside | SD7385081415 |
| 15 | Herefordshire | England | 700 | 2,297 | Black Mountain | SO2558835051 |
| 16 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 680 | 2,228 | Chwarel y Fan | SO2581929416 |
| 17 | Radnorshire | Wales | 660 | 2,166 | Great Rhos | SO1821963902 |
| 18 | Derbyshire | England | 636 | 2,087 | Kinder Scout | SK0851887520 |
| 19 | Devon | England | 621 | 2,037 | High Willhays | SX5802389203 |
| 20 | Glamorgan | Wales | 600 | 1,969 | Craig y Llyn | SN9068903156 |
| 21 | Cheshire | England | 582 | 1,909 | Black Hill | SE0781604687 |
| 22 | Flintshire | Wales | 555 | 1,817 | Moel Famau | SJ1610962667 |
| 23 | Shropshire | England | 540 | 1,772 | Brown Clee Hill | SO5936686556 |
| 24 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 536 | 1,760 | Foel Cwmcerwyn | SN0940931161 |
| 25 | Staffordshire | England | 520 | 1,705 | Cheeks Point on Cheeks Hill | SK0260969904 |
| 26 | Somerset | England | 519 | 1,702 | Dunkery Beacon | SS8914341587 |
| 27 | Worcestershire | England | 425 | 1,394 | Worcestershire Beacon | SO7688445223 |
| 28 | Cornwall | England | 420 | 1,378 | Brown Willy | SX1587280004 |
| 29 | Gloucestershire | England | 330 | 1,082 | Cleeve Hill | SO9969624599 |
| 30 | Berkshire | England | 297 | 974 | Walbury Hill | SU3734861631 |
| 31 | Wiltshire | England | 295 | 967 | Milk Hill | SU1041564341 |
| 32 | Surrey | England | 294 | 965 | Leith Hill | TQ1394943162 |
| 33 | Hampshire, Hampshire | England | 286 | 938 | Pilot Hill | SU3987560111 |
| 34 | Sussex, West | England | 280 | 918 | Blackdown | SU9193529613 |
| 35 | Dorset | England | 279 | 915 | Lewesdon Hill | ST4377801172 |
| 36 | Leicestershire | England | 278 | 912 | Bardon Hill | SK4599213199 |
| 37 | Buckinghamshire | England | 267 | 875 | Haddington Hill | SP8907209088 |
| 38 | Warwickshire | England | 261 | 856 | Ebrington Hill | SP1877942633 |
| 39 | Oxfordshire | England | 257 | 843 | Bald Hill | SU7288595775 |
| 40 | Kent | England | 251 | 823 | Betsom's Hill | TQ4355556332 |
| 41 | Sussex, East | England | 248 | 813 | Ditchling Beacon | TQ3316413070 |
| 42 | Yorkshire, East Riding | England | 246 | 807 | Bishop Wilton Wold | SE8218257026 |
| 43 | Hertfordshire | England | 244 | 800 | Pavis Wood | SP9142009190 |
| 44 | Bedfordshire | England | 243 | 797 | Dunstable Downs | TL0088119424 |
| 45 | Hampshire, Isle of Wight | England | 241 | 791 | St Boniface Down | SZ5673678548 |
| 46 | Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire | England | 225 | 738 | Arbury Hill | SP5401558770 |
| 47 | Anglesey | Wales | 220 | 722 | Holyhead Mountain | SH2185882948 |
| 48 | Nottinghamshire | England | 205 | 673 | Newtonwood Lane | SK4561760649 |
| 49 | Rutland | England | 197 | 646 | Cold Overton Park | SK8270808533 |
| 50 | Lincolnshire, Parts of Lindsey | England | 168 | 551 | Normanby Top, The Wolds | TF1211096470 |
| 51 | Middlesex | England | 155 | 509 | Bushey Heath | TQ1523593970 |
| 52 | Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven | England | 151 | 495 | Viking Way | SK8896923714 |
| 53 | Essex | England | 147 | 482 | Chrishall Common | TL4430136202 |
| 54 | Cambridgeshire | England | 146 | 479 | Great Chishill | TL4273038626 |
| 55 | County of London | England | 134 | 440 | Hampstead Heath | TQ2641586728 |
| 56 | West Suffolk | England | 128 | 420 | Great Wood | TL7869055863 |
| 57 | Norfolk | England | 105 | 343 | Beacon Hill | TG1835941425 |
| 58 | East Suffolk | England | 90 | 295 | Wattisham Airfield | TM0238250185 |
| 59 | Northamptonshire, Soke of Peterborough | England | 81 | 266 | Racecourse Road | TF0353004169 |
| 60 | Huntingdonshire | England | 80 | 263 | Boring Field | TL0472071050 |
| 61 | Cambridgeshire, Isle of Ely | England | 39 | 128 | Haddenham village | TL4671075214 |
| 62 | Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland | England | 8 | 26 | Pinchbeck Marsh | TF2788028610 |

## Footnotes

* The foot measurement is derived from the Ordnance Survey metre measurement, multiplied by 3.2808.
