Mountain

Hough Hill

Located in Brindle, Chorley District Coordinates: 53°42′05″ N 2°37′08″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 166 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Clayton-le-Woods; 3.3 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport44 km; MAN Manchester Airport45 km

About Hough Hill

Hough Hill is a mountain. Location: Brindle, Chorley District. Elevation: 166 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Pike Lowe and Anglezarke Reservoir.

Climate of Hough Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 134 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (134 mm)
Driest month: May (66 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

119

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

104

Sep

108

Oct

132

Nov

134

Dec

130

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Hough Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	119	73	98	70	66	81	83	104	108	132	134	130

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hough Hill

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 9 km to the northwest.

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 44 kmsouth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 45 kmsoutheast
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Preston Population: 313.3K 9 kmnorthwest
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 10 kmnortheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 18 kmsouth
Bolton Population: 141.3K 18 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 28 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hough Hill

Within 100 km: 641 historic and cultural sites, 1,782 natural sites, 252 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

The Island Island 10 kmSE
Goose Island Island 19 kmSW
Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 13 kmE
Anglezarke Reservoir Lake 3 kmSE

25–60 km596 places

Great Britain Island 53 kmNE
Thurstaston Beach Beach 53 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 35 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 31 kmW

60–100 km1,935 places

British Isles Island 97 kmW
High Moor Mountain 67 kmNW
Roanhead Beach Beach 66 kmNW
The Island Island 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Clayton-le-Woods Town, Clayton-le-Woods
3.3 km W
Top o' th' Lane Village, Brindle
0.2 km E
Thorpe Green Village, Brindle
0.9 km N
Clayton Brook Neighbourhood, Clayton-le-Woods
1.6 km NW
Clayton Green Neighbourhood, Clayton-le-Woods
1.8 km W
Brindle Village, Brindle
1.5 km NE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pike Lowe Mountain, Withnell
3.4 km E
Anglezarke Reservoir Lake, England
3.1 km SE
Hoghton Tower Mountain, Hoghton
4.6 km NE
Healey Nab Mountain, Chorley District
5.2 km S
Bog Bank Mountain, Blackburn with Darwen
7.8 km E
Spitlers Edge Mountain, Anglezarke
8.3 km SE
Preston Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast South Landmark, Hoghton
4 km NE
Billinge Hill Mountain, Blackburn with Darwen
8.3 km NE

Hough Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026