List of Ethels


The Ethels are 95 hills in the Peak District of England, mostly over above sea level but including various prominent lower hills. The Ethels are a tribute to Ethel Haythornthwaite who pioneered the establishment of the Peak District as Britain's first national park in 1951.
The Peak District and South Yorkshire branch of the CPRE countryside charity announced The Ethels in May 2021. The Ethels were devised in early 2021 by CPRE volunteer Doug Colton, who then built the Ethel Ready smartphone app for hill bagging. The Ethels are recognised by the Database of British and Irish Hills, and are identified as "E" in the hill descriptions.
Most of the Ethels lie within the Peak District National Park, but others lie outside its borders. The list is sorted by height above sea level. Marilyns are marked in boldface.
NameHeight Prominence Grid referenceCounty
Kinder Scout636497'Derbyshire
Bleaklow633128Derbyshire
Higher Shelf Stones62115Derbyshire
Grindslow Knoll60115Derbyshire
Black Hill582165'Derbyshire / West Yorkshire
Brown Knoll56936Derbyshire
Shining Tor559236'Cheshire / Derbyshire
Axe Edge Moor55184Derbyshire
High Stones 55062South Yorkshire
Lord's Seat 55062Derbyshire
Whetstone Ridge54740Cheshire
Margery Hill54619South Yorkshire
Featherbed Top54432Derbyshire
Mill Hill54432Derbyshire
Black Chew Head54235Greater Manchester
Featherbed Moss54110Derbyshire
Back Tor 53867Derbyshire / South Yorkshire
Alport Moor53524Derbyshire
White Low53023Derbyshire
Britland Edge Hill52320Derbyshire / West Yorkshire
Cheeks Hill52010Derbyshire / Staffordshire
Cats Tor51835Cheshire / Derbyshire
Lost Lad51810Derbyshire / South Yorkshire
Mam Tor51762Derbyshire
Oliver Hill51345Staffordshire
Black Edge 50799Derbyshire
Shutlingsloe506134Cheshire
The Roaches505120Staffordshire
Combs Head50341Derbyshire
Burbage Edge 50025Derbyshire
West Nab50050West Yorkshire
Dead Edge End49925Derbyshire / South Yorkshire
Ashway Moss49720Greater Manchester
South Head49444Derbyshire
Merryton Low48954Staffordshire
Slitherstone Hill47770Derbyshire
Snailsden Pike End47720South Yorkshire
Lose Hill47676Derbyshire
Mount Famine47344Derbyshire
High Edge47264Derbyshire
Bradwell Moor47150Derbyshire
Eldon Hill47020Derbyshire
Alphin Pike46910Greater Manchester
Win Hill462144Derbyshire
Ramshaw Rocks46032Staffordshire
High Neb 458103Derbyshire
Chinley Churn457127Derbyshire
White Path Moss45734Derbyshire
Foxlow Edge45235Derbyshire
Hollins Hill45162Derbyshire
Chelmorton Low44663Derbyshire
Sough Top 43820Derbyshire
Stanedge Pole43824Derbyshire / South Yorkshire
Corbar Hill43720Derbyshire
Higger Tor43415Derbyshire
Grin Low43045Derbyshire
Sir William Hill 429122Derbyshire
Chrome Hill42545Derbyshire
High Wheeldon42225Derbyshire
Burton Bole 41748Derbyshire
Durham Edge 41640Derbyshire
Sponds Hill41372Cheshire
Cown Edge41185Derbyshire
Black Hill 410105Cheshire
Gautries Hill41085Derbyshire
Hen Cloud41060Staffordshire
Croker Hill40298Cheshire
Revidge40040Staffordshire
Aleck Low39853Derbyshire
Longstone Moor395110Derbyshire
Pilsbury Hill39540Derbyshire
Wolfscote Hill388100Derbyshire
Gun385168'Staffordshire
Crook Hill38284Derbyshire
Carder Low38058Derbyshire
Harborough Rocks37965Derbyshire
Lantern Pike37388Derbyshire
Minninglow37258Derbyshire
Wetton Hill37255Staffordshire
Harland Edge 37188Derbyshire
Eccles Pike370132Derbyshire
Wardlow Hay Cop37047Derbyshire
Ecton Hill36982Staffordshire
Tissington Hill36995Derbyshire
Blakelow Hill 36769Derbyshire
Musden Low36163Staffordshire
Parkhouse Hill36035Derbyshire
Bole Hill 35650Derbyshire
The Cloud343170Cheshire / Staffordshire
Fin Cop32790Derbyshire
Stanton Moor323108Derbyshire
Bolehill 323105Derbyshire
Lees Moor304142Derbyshire
Thorpe Cloud28779Derbyshire
Harthill Moor272100Derbyshire

The Ethels featured on BBC North West TV broadcasts on 27 May 2021 and 7 Sep 2021. Clare Balding presented '95 Ethels in the Peak District' on the Ramblings programme on BBC Radio 4 on 10 Mar 2022. The Ethels were featured in the Peak District episode of Countryfile on BBC One on 15 Dec 2024.