Longdendale
Longdendale is a valley in the Peak District of England, which spans the counties of Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. It runs from the north of Glossop and to the south-west of Holmfirth. The name means "long wooded valley".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,214 feet
- Description: valley in the Peak District, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Longdendale, Derbyshire” and “Longendale”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swineshaw Reservoir and Valehouse Reservoir.
Swineshaw Reservoir
Reservoir
For the reservoirs near Stalybridge, in Tameside, Greater Manchester, see Higher Swineshaw Reservoir and Lower Swineshaw Reservoir Swineshaw Reservoir is a reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire.
Valehouse Reservoir
Reservoir
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Valehouse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was built between 1865 and 1869 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs, which was built to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester, while maintaining a constant flow into the river.
Rhodeswood Reservoir
Reservoir
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Rhodeswood Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1849 and June 1855 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Padfield and Old Glossop.
Padfield
Village
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Padfield is a small village near Hadfield in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. The village is on the west side of the Peak District National Park, and the nearest town is Glossop, where many local amenities and services are based.
Old Glossop
Suburb
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Old Glossop is a village and the original part of the town of Glossop in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England, about 15 miles east of Manchester and 23 miles west of Sheffield.
Hadfield
Town
Hadfield is a town in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England; it had a population of 6,763 at the 2021 Census. It lies on the south side of the River Etherow, near to the border with Greater Manchester, at the western edge of the Peak District and close to Glossop. Hadfield is situated 1½ miles west of Longdendale.
Longdendale
- Categories: unparished area and landform
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Welsh—“Longdendale” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “লংডেনডেল”
- Cebuano: “Longdendale (walog)”
- Cebuano: “Longdendale”
- Chinese: “朗登戴尔”
- Chinese: “朗登戴爾”
- Dutch: “Longdendale”
- French: “Longdendale”
- German: “Longdendale”
- Gujarati: “લોંગડેન્ડેલ”
- Japanese: “ロングデンデール”
- Kannada: “ಲಾಂಗ್ಡೆಂಡೇಲ್”
- Korean: “롱덴데일”
- Lithuanian: “Longdendeilas”
- Polish: “Longdendale”
- Portuguese: “Longdendale”
- Russian: “Лонгдендейл”
- Spanish: “Longdendale”
- Swedish: “Longdendale”
- Tamil: “ஆஸ்போர்ட்”
- Telugu: “లాంగ్డెన్డేల్”
- Urdu: “لونجدیندالی”
- Welsh: “Longdendale”
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