Goldsborough is a hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 in the Pennines

Pennines

The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East.Often described as the "backbone of England", they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of...

, the range of hills and moors running down the middle of Northern England

Northern England

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. It is 388 m (1273 ft) high. It lies east of the main watershed

Water divide

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 of the Pennines, about two miles south of Hury

Hury

Hury is a village in Baldersdale, in the Pennines of England. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the...

 in Baldersdale

Baldersdale

Baldersdale is a dale, or valley, on the east side of the Pennines in England, north of Barnard Castle. Its principal settlements are Hury and Briscoe. Baldersdale lies within the traditional boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire...

. It lies in County Durham

County Durham

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 and within the historic borders

Historic counties of England

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 of Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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The fell lies in a large area of boggy moorland

Moorland

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. It can be ascended from Baldersdale or Bowes

Bowes

Bowes is a village in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle.-Civic history:...

. Goldsborough has a distinctive flat peak which can be crossed on the Bowes Loop of the Pennine Way

Pennine Way

The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes...

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Other places called Goldsborough

• Goldsborough, North Yorkshire
  Goldsborough, North Yorkshire
  Goldsborough is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Nidd and 1 mile east of Knaresborough....
  
  
• Goldsborough, Whitby, North Yorkshire
  Goldsborough, Whitby, North Yorkshire
  Goldsborough is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Lythe, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated a few miles north of Whitby.It was the site of a Roman signal station.-References:...