Woodhead
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.
- Locality
- …is also known as “Woodhead, Derbyshire”
- Description: hamlet in Tintwistle, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodhead Reservoir and Britland Edge Hill.
Woodhead Reservoir
Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet…
Britland Edge Hill
Britland Edge Hill is a hill, 523 metres high, in the Peak District in England. Britland Edge Hill is situated 2 miles north of Woodhead.
Woodhead Tunnel
Tunnel
The Woodhead Tunnels are three parallel trans-Pennine… Woodhead Tunnel is situated 1½ miles northeast of Woodhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crowden-in-Longdendale and Dunford Bridge.
Crowden-in-Longdendale
Crowden-in-Longdendale is a small and isolated village…
Dunford Bridge
Dunford Bridge is a remote hamlet in the civil parish… Dunford Bridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Woodhead.
Holme
Holme is a village in the Holme Valley civil parish of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. Holme is situated 4 miles north of Woodhead.
Woodhead
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Latitude
53.49512° or 53° 29′ 42″ north
Longitude
-1.83005° or 1° 49′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C5WF5W9+2X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Woodhead” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ウッドヘッド”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pikenaze Moor and Birchen Bank Moss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cadding Wood and Black Clough waterfall.
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