Loftend Quarry (disused)
Loftend Quarry (disused) is a quarry in Tintwistle, High Peak District, England. Loftend Quarry (disused) is situated nearby to the forest Brockholes Wood, as well as near the church St James, Woodhead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torside Reservoir and Woodhead Reservoir.
Torside Reservoir
Reservoir
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.
Woodhead Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Siobhan Brennan-Raymond, CC BY 2.0.
Woodhead reservoir is a man-made lake near the hamlet of Woodhead in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1847 and June 1877 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
Black Chew Head
Peak
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England. It stands on moorland on the edge of the Peak District at a height of 542 m above sea level, close to the border with the High Peak district of Derbyshire. Black Chew Head is situated 2 miles northwest of Loftend Quarry (disused).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crowden-in-Longdendale and Woodhead.
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.
Woodhead
Locality
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Woodhead is situated 2½ miles east of Loftend Quarry (disused).
Padfield
Village
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Padfield is a small village near Hadfield in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. The village is on the west side of the Peak District National Park, and the nearest town is Glossop, where many local amenities and services are based. Padfield is situated 3½ miles southwest of Loftend Quarry (disused).
Loftend Quarry (disused)
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Tintwistle, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49568° or 53° 29′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.88817° or 1° 53′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5WF4W6+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 1041267258OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brockholes Wood and St James, Woodhead.
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