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Pennines
/ ˈpɛnaɪnz /
plural noun
- a system of hills in England, extending from the Cheviot Hills in the north to the River Trent in the south: forms the watershed for the main rivers of N England. Highest peak: Cross Fell, 893 m (2930 ft) Also calledthe Pennine Chain
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Since leaving the Pennines we had seen no such glacier scenery.
For miles there was a succession of hills and valleys, until the vista was terminated by the frowning Pennines.
Danish Northumbria or Deira comprised the lands to the west of the Pennines.
Glacial deposits obscure the older rocks over much of the county, they contain travelled stones from the Pennines and Cheviots.
North-country folk are musical, and this district of the Pennines had produced many voices that passed on to cathedral choirs.
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