River Ashop
The River Ashop is a river in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. Its source is on the eastern slopes of Mill Hill, three miles south east of Glossop and just north of Kinder Scout.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Ashop”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Win Hill and Ashopton Viaduct.
Win Hill
Peak
Photo: Brianej, Public domain.
Win Hill is a hill north west of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. Its summit is 462 m above sea level and it is bounded by the River Derwent to the east, the River Noe to the south west and Ladybower Reservoir to the north, with a ridge running north west linking it to Kinder Scout.
Hope railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hope railway station serves the villages of Hope and Brough in the Derbyshire Peak District of England, 14+3⁄4 miles west of Sheffield. The station lies between the two villages, Hope and Brough, around 0.6 miles east of Hope, and also serves Bradwell and Castleton; the latter being a notable tourist spot, famous for its caverns and the gemstone called Blue John. Hope railway station is situated 1½ miles south of River Ashop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorkshire Bridge and Ashopton.
Yorkshire Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yorkshire Bridge is a small hamlet at grid reference SK200850 near the Ladybower Reservoir dam in the English county of Derbyshire. Administratively the area forms part of the civil parish of Bamford and the district of High Peak.
Ashopton
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ashopton was a small village in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Ashop. The village population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire.
Aston
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011.
River Ashop
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Ashop” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Ashop”
- Swedish: “River Ashop”
- Welsh: “Afon Ashop”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crook Hill and Ladybower Reservoir.
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