Birchen Bank Moss
Birchen Bank Moss is a locality in Charlesworth, High Peak District, England. Birchen Bank Moss is situated nearby to the locality Downtime Rocks, as well as near Woodhead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodhead Reservoir and Bleaklow.
Woodhead Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Siobhan Brennan-Raymond, CC BY 2.0.
Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1847 and June 1877 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
Bleaklow
Peak
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. It is north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass, and south of the A628 Woodhead Pass. Bleaklow is situated 2 miles southwest of Birchen Bank Moss.
Britland Edge Hill
Peak
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Britland Edge Hill is a hill, 523 metres high, in the Peak District in England. It is located on the border of Derbyshire and West Yorkshire. Britland Edge Hill is situated 2½ miles north of Birchen Bank Moss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodhead and Crowden-in-Longdendale.
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.
Crowden-in-Longdendale
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crowden-in-Longdendale is a small and isolated village in the upland valley of Longdendale in Derbyshire. Crowden's main interest to travellers is as the traditional first-night stop on the northbound Pennine Way.
Snake Pass
Locality
Photo: Paul Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snake Pass is a hill pass in the Derbyshire section of the Peak District, crossing the Pennines between Glossop and the Ladybower Reservoir at Ashopton. Snake Pass is situated 3½ miles south of Birchen Bank Moss.
Birchen Bank Moss
Latitude
53.48452° or 53° 29′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.83983° or 1° 50′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C5WF5M6+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13799415890OpenStreetMap feature
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