Cats Tor

Cats Tor is a Peak District hill on the border between Cheshire and Derbyshire, between the towns of Macclesfield and Buxton. The summit is 518 metres above sea level.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jenkin Chapel and Shining Tor.

Jenkin Chapel

Church

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jenkin Chapel, stands in an isolated position on the western slopes of the Pennines, 4.3 miles northeast of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Shining Tor

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shining Tor is the highest hill in Cheshire, England. The summit has an elevation of 559 m above sea level. It is in the Peak District, between the towns of Macclesfield in Cheshire and Buxton in Derbyshire, and is on the administrative boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire East.

Errwood Reservoir

Reservoir

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Errwood Reservoir is a drinking-water reservoir in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettleshulme and Taxal.

Kettleshulme

Village

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kettleshulme is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

Taxal

Hamlet

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaley Bridge is a town and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the River Goyt, 16 miles south-east of Manchester, 7 miles north of Buxton, 9 miles north-east of Macclesfield and 28 miles west of Sheffield.