Princetown tops the ranking, with 437 m metres above sea level, ahead of Cleehill and Doddington. The full ranking is below, each entry linked to its page.

# Town County Elevation
1 Princetown Devon 437 m
2 Cleehill Shropshire 398 m
3 Doddington Shropshire 377 m
4 Tunstead Derbyshire 372 m
5 Queensbury West Yorkshire 363 m
6 Scapegoat Hill West Yorkshire 354 m
7 Harpur Hill Derbyshire 349 m
8 Dove Holes Derbyshire 340 m
9 Weir Lancashire 334 m
10 Haytor Vale Devon 329 m
11 Taddington Derbyshire 329 m
12 Hade Edge West Yorkshire 319 m
13 Tideswell Derbyshire 319 m
14 Crow Edge South Yorkshire 313 m
15 Bacup Lancashire 308 m
16 Brassington Derbyshire 302 m
17 Denholme West Yorkshire 289 m
18 Heptonstall West Yorkshire 287 m
19 Frosterley County Durham 284 m
20 Trewassa Cornwall 280 m
21 Biddulph Moor Staffordshire 279 m
22 Alston Cumbria 272 m
23 Denshaw Greater Manchester 269 m
24 Tow Law County Durham 267 m
25 Exford Somerset 265 m
26 Shap Cumbria 265 m
27 Werrington Staffordshire 260 m
28 Castleside County Durham 259 m
29 Bonsall Derbyshire 258 m
30 Leadgate County Durham 258 m
31 Eyam Derbyshire 253 m
32 Whiteway Gloucestershire 253 m
33 Whitemoor Cornwall 252 m
34 Upper Denby West Yorkshire 251 m
35 Delph Greater Manchester 249 m
36 Knowbury Shropshire 249 m
37 Millhouse Green South Yorkshire 249 m
38 Burnhope County Durham 248 m
39 Haslingden Lancashire 247 m
40 Rising Bridge Lancashire 247 m
41 Rainow Cheshire 246 m
42 Waterhouses Staffordshire 246 m
43 Dipton County Durham 245 m
44 Dunkeswell Devon 245 m
45 Hoylandswaine South Yorkshire 245 m
46 Birch Vale Derbyshire 244 m
47 Smeatharpe Devon 244 m
48 Billy Row County Durham 243 m
49 Grassington North Yorkshire 241 m
50 Ingbirchworth South Yorkshire 241 m
51 Thurgoland South Yorkshire 241 m
52 Holmesfield Derbyshire 240 m
53 Annfield Plain County Durham 239 m
54 Hindhead Surrey 239 m
55 Barkisland West Yorkshire 237 m
56 Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire 237 m
57 Darite Cornwall 236 m
58 Holmbridge West Yorkshire 236 m
59 Upperthong West Yorkshire 234 m
60 Winster Derbyshire 234 m

Source: Ordnance Survey terrain data. Compiled by Postcodes UK.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the highest town in England?

Princetown tops the list, with 437 m metres above sea level, followed by Cleehill and Doddington.

How is this ranking measured?

This ranking is based on Ordnance Survey terrain data. It covers Britain's recognised built-up areas.