Hoar Stones - Howden Edge

Hoar Stones - Howden Edge is a hill in Langsett, Barnsley, England and has an elevation of 1,686 feet. Hoar Stones - Howden Edge is situated nearby to the hamlet Dunford Bridge, as well as near Townhead.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lady Cross and Woodhead Tunnel.

Lady Cross

Wayside cross

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lady Cross is a wayside cross.

Woodhead Tunnel

Tunnel

The Woodhead Tunnels are three parallel trans-Pennine 3-mile-long railway tunnels on the Woodhead Line, a former major rail link from Manchester to Sheffield in Northern England. Woodhead Tunnel is situated 2 miles northwest of Hoar Stones - Howden Edge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunford Bridge and Woodhead.

Dunford Bridge

Hamlet

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Dunford Bridge is a remote hamlet in the civil parish of Dunford, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, 1.3 miles from the border with West Yorkshire and 2.3 miles from the border with Derbyshire. Dunford Bridge is situated 2½ miles north of Hoar Stones - Howden Edge.

Woodhead

Locality

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Woodhead is a small and scattered settlement at the head of the Longdendale valley in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the trans-Pennine A628 road connecting Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire, 6 miles north of Glossop, 19 miles east of Manchester and 18 miles west of Barnsley. Woodhead is situated 3 miles west of Hoar Stones - Howden Edge.

High Stones

Locality

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High Stones, at 548 metres, is the highest point within the boundaries of both the City of Sheffield and South Yorkshire, England. High Stones lies on the Howden Moors towards in the northern Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the north-east and Howden Reservoir to the south-west. High Stones is situated 3 miles southeast of Hoar Stones - Howden Edge.

Hoar Stones - Howden Edge

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,686 feet
Category: landform
Location: Langsett, Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.48135° or 53° 28′ 53″ north

Longitude

-1.76257° or 1° 45′ 45″ west

Elevation

1,686 feet (514 metres)

Open location code

9C5WF6JP+GX

GeoNames ID

12624566

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