Mountain

Black Hill

Located in Sabden, Ribble Valley District Coordinates: 53°49′33″ N 2°19′58″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 265 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Sabden; 0.9 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport44 km; MAN Manchester Airport53 km

About Black Hill

Black Hill is a mountain. Location: Sabden, Ribble Valley District. Elevation: 265 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Rigg of England and Pendle Hill.

Photos of Black Hill

Clitheroe Castle Lux01 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Crown Ground robert wade · CC BY-SA 2.0
Turf Moor Adam Haworth · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Black Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (143 mm)
Driest month: May (75 mm)

5° 0°

5° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

136

Feb

Mar

110

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

107

Sep

113

Oct

137

Nov

143

Dec

143

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 Black Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	8°	10°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	136	91	110	80	75	87	87	107	113	137	143	143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Black Hill

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 44 kmeast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 53 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 64 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 7 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 13 kmsouthwest
Preston Population: 313.3K 25 kmwest
Bolton Population: 141.3K 28 kmsouth
Oldham Population: 237.1K 35 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Black Hill

Within 100 km: 683 historic and cultural sites, 1,748 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

Bird Island Island 20 kmN
The Island Island 23 kmSW
Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 15 kmS
Anglezarke Reservoir Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km723 places

Great Britain Island 29 kmNE
Formby Beach Beach 58 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 54 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 47 kmW

60–100 km1,809 places

High Moor Mountain 68 kmNW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 76 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 71 kmNW
The Island Island 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sabden Village, Sabden
0.9 km N
Padiham Town, Padiham
2.9 km SE
Simonstone Village, Ribble Valley District
1.7 km S
Read Village, Ribble Valley District
2.6 km SW
Higham-with-West Close Booth Village, Pendle District
2.7 km E
Padiham Village, Burnley District
2.9 km S

Black Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Rigg of England Mountain, Old Laund Booth
3.8 km E
Pendle Hill Mountain, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
5.3 km NE
Clitheroe Castle Hill Mountain, Clitheroe
6.4 km NW
The Ridge Mountain, Worston
6.4 km N
Great Hameldon Mountain, Hapton
7.8 km S
Worsaw Hill Mountain, Worston
6.7 km N
Whinney Hill Mountain, Altham
6.7 km S
Stang Top Moor Mountain, Barley-with-Wheatley Booth
6.8 km NE

Black Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026