Pennines

British

/ ˈpɛnaɪnz /

plural noun

Also called: the Pennine Chain. 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)

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During Tuesday there could also be hill snow in the North Pennines and the North York Moors.

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Additional yellow warnings for the wind have been issued for the far north-west of Wales and the Pennines.

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Manchester's Metrolink got the go-ahead and four decades later its bright yellow trams and 65-mile network are synonymous with public transport on the other side of the Pennines.

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The birds have also visited the North Pennines and the Lake District, even travelling as far as the Forest of Boland in Lancashire and Nidderdale in Yorkshire.

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Concerns about the pace of change are not limited to those born and bred in this part of the Pennines.

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