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The Pennine Hills are a range of Hills running south to north along the centre of England from the North Midlands up to the Scottish Border. As such, they are referred to as the 'backbone of Britain'. The Hills are home to three [[National Park]]s, the [[Peak District]] (Largely in [[Derbyshire]]), the [[Yorkshire Dales]] in [[Yorkshire]], and the [[Northumberland]] National Park. The highest hill in the range is [[Kinder Scout]], in Derbyshire which is 2088ft (636m) above sea level.
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The '''Pennines''' the main [[England|English]] highland area. running south to north along the centre of England from the north [[Midlands]] through several counties right up to the [[Scotland|Scottish]] border. As such, they are referred to as the 'backbone of Britain'.
The highest hill in the range is Cross Fell in [[Cumbria]] (2930 feet). The only higher mountains in England are in the nearby [[Lake District]]. Other notable hills of the Pennines are [[Kinder Scout]] (Derbyshire), Ingleborough Hill and Pen-y-Ghent (Yorkshire) and Whernside (Cumbria).
The central Pennines are formed from the [[Jurassic]] [[limestone]] of the Alston Tilt Block. In addition to typical [[karst]] landscape of scarps and [[limestone pavement]]s on the surface, there are many caves in the [[Yorkshire Dales]]<ref>http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/arb/yorkshire/</ref>, including Britain's longest cave system, the [[Three Counties System]], and its deepest single shaft at Gaping Ghyll. There are also caves in the [[Peak District]].<ref>http://w01-0504.web.dircon.net/pdc/caveguides.htm</ref>
== Economy ==
A bleak and sparsely inhabited region, the Pennines are predominantly a [[sheep]]-farming area, though historically a number of mines operated in the range and their remains can still be seem in places. Amongst the few towns of the region, of interest are Alston, England's highest market town, Hawes, Settle (terminus of the [[Settle-Carlisle railway]], that runs along the range), Skipton, [[Hebden Bridge]] and Buxton.
== Tourism and recreation ==
The Pennines are home to three [[National Park]]s; the Peak District National Park (largely in [[Derbyshire]]), the Yorkshire Dales National Park in [[Yorkshire]], and the [[Northumberland]] National Park. Britains premier [[long-distance footpath]], the [[Pennine Way]], runs the length of the range from Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border to Edale in Derbyshire.<ref>http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/PennineWay/</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Mountains]]
[[Category:England]]