Chisworth

Chisworth is a hamlet near Glossop, Derbyshire, England. It is 3 miles south-west of Glossop town centre, on the south side of the Etherow valley. The parish of Chisworth was formed in 1896, out of the parish of Chisworth and Ludworth.

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Type: Locality with 293 residents
Description: village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England
Also known as: “Chisworth, Derbyshire”
Neighbors: New Mills

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broadbottom railway station and Church of St John the Evangelist.

Broadbottom railway station

Railway station

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Broadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, 10 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly.

Church of St John the Evangelist

Church

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Broadbottom Viaduct

Bridge

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Broadbottom Viaduct is a railway viaduct that spans the River Etherow between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester in England. Originally of wooden construction supported by stone piers, the timber was replaced first with wrought iron box girders, less than 20 years after the viaduct's opening, later followed by steel trusses and more supporting piers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlesworth and Broadbottom.

Charlesworth

Village

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Charlesworth is a village and civil parish near Glossop, Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 2,449. It is 2 miles south-west of Glossop town centre and close to the borders of Greater Manchester with the nearby village of Broadbottom in Tameside.

Broadbottom

Village

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Tameside is a borough on the east side of Greater Manchester, with Ashton-under-Lyne its main town. There are over 300 listed buildings in Tameside and three Scheduled Ancient Monuments, including Buckton Castle. In 2019 the population was 226,000.