The Knott

The Knott is a peak in England, United Kingdom and has an elevation of 820 feet. The Knott is situated nearby to the hamlet Mitchell Fold, as well as near Higher Poynton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyme Park and Anson Engine Museum.

Lyme Park

Park

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lyme Park is a large estate south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It is managed by the National Trust and consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens and a deer park in the Peak District National Park.

Anson Engine Museum

Museum

Photo: ClemRutter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Anson Engine Museum is situated on the site of the old Anson colliery in Poynton, Cheshire, England. It is the work of Les Cawley and Geoff Challinor who began collecting and showing stationary engines for a hobby.

Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops

Heritage site

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chestnut Cottages and estate workshops is a heritage site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Mills and Whaley Bridge.

New Mills

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Mills is in Derbyshire. It's unlikely to feature on many itineraries in its own right, but it's worth stopping off for an hour or two if travelling between Manchester and the Peak District.

Whaley Bridge

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whaley Bridge is a small town in Derbyshire, surrounded by the Peak District National Park, at the head of the Peak Forest Canal.

Marple

Photo: Parrot of Doom, Public domain.

Marple is a small town in the borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire but now part of Greater Manchester. Agatha Christie often travelled this way, and named her character "Miss Marple" after her train was delayed here.

The Knott

Type: Peak with an elevation of 820 feet
Category: landform
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.3371° or 53° 20′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.065° or 2° 3′ 54″ west

Elevation

820 feet (250 metres)

Open location code

9C5V8WPM+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357915953

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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