The Pulpit
The Pulpit is a shooting stand in Charlesworth, High Peak District, England. The Pulpit is situated nearby to Torside Castle, as well as near the historic site Blenheim L1476 (wreckage).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bleaklow and Torside Reservoir.
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.
Torside Reservoir
Reservoir
Mossy Lea Reservoir
Reservoir
Mossy Lea Reservoir is a disused reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire. In 1837, 50 local millowners and gentlemen, known as the "Commissioners of the Glossop Reservoirs", obtained an act of Parliament, the Glossop Reservoirs Act 1837, to construct the Glossop Reservoirs. Mossy Lea Reservoir is situated 2 miles southwest of The Pulpit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crowden-in-Longdendale and Snake Pass.
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 2½ miles south of The Pulpit.
Old Glossop
Suburb
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Glossop is a village and the original part of the town of Glossop in the High Peak area of Derbyshire, England, about 15 miles east of Manchester and 23 miles west of Sheffield. Old Glossop is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Pulpit.
The Pulpit
- Type: Shooting stand
- Inscription: “The Pulpit”
- Location: Charlesworth, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.46569° or 53° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
-1.88041° or 1° 52′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C5WF489+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 13801499262OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hunting_stand
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