Rowley Hill (politician)
Rowley Hill may refer to: People * Rowley Hill (bishop) (1836–1887), Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man. Places * Rowley Hills, group of hills located in the West Midlands, England. * Rowley's Hill Rowley's Hill is a hill in Cambridgeshire, near the villages of Harston and Newton. Although of only moderate height (50 m/164 ft), it has a relatively large prominence due to it being surrounded on all sides by a 'moat' of much lower ...

Rowley Hill (bishop)
Rowley Hill (22 February 1836– 27 May 1887) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1877 to 1887. Background Born in Derry, Ireland on 22 February 1836, he was the son of Sir George Hill, 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Sophia Rea. Ordination and early curacies He was ordained a priest in the Anglican ministry in 1860 and served a number of positions in the south of England before becoming Vicar of Sheffield in 1873. Bishop of Sodor and Man He was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Queen Victoria on 9 August 1877 and consecrated on 24 August 1877. At his appointment he was the youngest bishop in Anglican communion. At the time of his appointment there was a proposal to add the Archdeaconry of Liverpool to the Diocese of Sodor and Man, but this met with considerable resistance both on the Isle of Man and in Liverpool, resulting in the formation of the Diocese of Liverpool in 1880. Hill resided on the island for most of the ...
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Rowley Hills
The Rowley Hills are a range of hills in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands county in England. The range comprises Turners Hill, West Midlands, Turner's Hill, Bury Hill, Portway Hill and Darby's Hill.Friends of Rowley Hills
Retrieved 20 January 2019. The ridge forms part of the east/west Drainage divide, watershed between the River Severn and the River Trent, with rainfall on the western side going to the Bristol Channel via the Severn, and rainfall on the eastern side ending up in the North Sea via the Trent. The hills are situated east of the town of Dudley in Rowley Regis, on the border between the metropolitan boroughs of Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, Dudley and Sandwell. The largest hill, Turner's Hill, is the highest point in the West Midlands county, with an altitude of above sea level. Views from the summit include the C ...
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