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{{Redirect|Mount Jud|the mountain in Antarctica|Mount Judd}}▼
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{{Infobox mountain
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[[File:View towards Mount Judd (geograph 4214268).jpg|thumb|View of Mount Judd from the north-east]]
'''Mount Judd''' (also known colloquially as '''The Nuneaton Nipple'''){{Citation needed|reason=I am from Nuneaton and no-one in Nuneaton calls it 'the Nuneaton nipple'. 'Colloquially' means in current use locally. No-one in Nuneaton calls Mount Judd the Nuneaton Nipple. The name only comes from that stupid Mirror article which I assume was written by a Nuneaton native because no-one knows Mount Judd outside Nuneaton.|date=June 2024}} is a man made hill and landmark in [[Nuneaton]], Warwickshire, England.
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It is the former [[spoil tip]] of the Judkins Quarry, which extracted granite in the area. Mount Judd is a famous local landmark and in 2018 was voted the United Kingdom's "best landmark" in a ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' poll. At 158 metres (518 feet) altitude it is the 3,306th highest hill in England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Jud [''sic''] |url=https://www.themountainguide.co.uk/england/mount-jud.htm |website=The Mountain Guide |accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nuneaton Nipple [''sic''] |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/what-nuneaton-nipple-reveal-13331982 |website=Coventry Telegraph}}</ref>
== History ==
There is some evidence of [[paleolithic]] inhabitation in the surrounding area, with some worked stones being found nearby dating from 60,000 years ago. There is some evidence that the area may have been used industrially by the Romans as some potential kiln sites have been identified. From the medieval period the site was largely used for agriculture.<ref name=hist>{{cite web |last1=Allen Archaeology Limited |title=Archaeological desk-based assessment: Judkins Quarry, Nuneaton, Warwickshire |url=http://apps.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/BT_NBBC_Planning/planning/documents/2018-05-16%20P035595-21%20Planning%20Statement.pdf |website=Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council |accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref> Quarrying of granite and the extraction of clay began on the site in the mid-18th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=BGS rock collections – Search results |url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/britrocks/britrocks.cfc?method=listResults®istrationNo=&rockName=&locality=&collector=&searchMapRef=&locGridRef=&locGridRadius=&searchSheet=SHEET&titleSearch=Coventry%20(169)&searchCountry=&countryCode=&pageSize=20&start=140 |website=British Geological Survey |accessdate=24 September 2018}}</ref><ref name=hist/> The site was served by the [[Coventry Canal]] and the railways which later became the [[Trent Valley line|Trent Valley]] and [[Birmingham–Peterborough line]]s. By the late 19th century brick, textiles and clothing factories occupied the site. The quarrying operation, known as Judkins Quarry, had expanded by the mid-20th century with large filter beds and a stone crushing plant in operation.<ref name=hist/> Mount Judd was formed during this era as a conical-shaped [[spoil tip]] of unusable stone arising from the quarrying operation.<ref name=cov1>{{cite news |last1=Eccleston |first1=Ben |title=What is the Nuneaton nipple? |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/what-nuneaton-nipple-reveal-13331982 |accessdate=24 September 2018 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=16 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=hist/>
Mount Judd is a local landmark, visible from miles around, and is also known as the "Nuneaton Nipple". This reflects the shape of the mount and may be a derogatory term applied by residents of nearby [[Bedworth]].<ref name=cov1/> After the quarry closed the heap has become grassed over and became the 16,403rd highest peak in the British Isles and the 3,306th highest in England.<ref name=landmark/> [[Warwickshire County Council]] purchased the former quarry for use as a [[landfill]] and it became the largest such site in Nuneaton.<ref name=landfill>{{cite news |title=Landfill to stop at Nuneaton's Judkins quarry |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/landfill-stop-nuneatons-judkins-quarry-3086240 |accessdate=24 September 2018 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=2 February 2009}}</ref><ref name=tip>{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Claire |title=Plans for up to 400 homes near Nuneaton's tip unveiled |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/plans-up-400-homes-near-14648220 |accessdate=24 September 2018 |work=Coventry Telegraph |date=12 May 2018}}</ref> This use came to an end in the summer of 2009 and the site was capped off.<ref name=landfill/> Part of the site remains in use as a council recycling centre.<ref name=cov1/><ref name=landfill/> In May 2018 plans were submitted to construct 400 homes on land adjacent to the site.<ref name=tip/>
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