Snake Pass

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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Featherbed Top and Bleaklow.

Featherbed Top

Peak

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Featherbed Top is an open, flat-topped hill, 544 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England.

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 north of Snake Pass.

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 northwest of Snake Pass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Glossop and Charlestown.

Old Glossop

Suburb

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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 3 miles northwest of Snake Pass.

Charlestown

Suburb

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Charlestown is a village in Glossopdale, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Simmondley Ward of the High Peak District Council. The village is situated on the A624 road between Glossop and Hayfield. Charlestown is situated 3½ miles west of Snake Pass.