The Pulpit

The Pulpit is a shooting stand in Charlesworth, High Peak District, England. The Pulpit is situated near Torside Castle, as well as near the historic site Blenheim L1476 (wreckage).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Torside Reservoir is the largest man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between April 1849 and July 1864 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. Torside Reservoir is situated 1½ miles northwest of The Pulpit.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.88041° or 1° 52′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C5WF489+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13801499262

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=hunting_stand

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Torside Castle and Blenheim L1476 (wreckage).

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Places to explore: Blenheim L1476 memorial and Wain Stones.

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