Over Leigh

Over Leigh is a locality in Whaley Bridge, High Peak District, England. Over Leigh is situated nearby to the locality Ivy Bank, as well as near Throstledale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Whaley Bridge railway station.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaley Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaley Bridge railway station serves the Peak District town of Whaley Bridge, in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Buxton Line, 16+1⁄4 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly.

Toddbrook Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Stephen Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Toddbrook Reservoir, a feeder for the Peak Forest Canal, opened in 1838. It is above the town of Whaley Bridge in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shallcross and Taxal.

Shallcross

Suburb

Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shallcross is a small village in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It is 15 miles south of Manchester, at the edge of the Peak District, on the eastern side of the River Goyt.

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.