Backside Wood
Backside Wood is a forest in Edale, High Peak District, England. Backside Wood is situated nearby to the locality Crookstone Hill, as well as near Nether Moor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lose Hill and Edale railway station.
Lose Hill
Peak
Photo: Brianej, Public domain.
Lose Hill lies in the Derbyshire Peak District. It is the south-east corner of the parish of Edale and the end of the Great Ridge that runs from Rushup Edge to the west.
Edale railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edale railway station serves the rural village of Edale in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England. It is located 20 miles west of Sheffield and 22 miles east of Manchester Piccadilly.
Hollins Cross
Mountain saddle
Hollins Cross lies between Mam Tor and Lose Hill on the Great Ridge that separates Castleton and Edale in Derbyshire, England. Hollins Cross is the lowest point on the ridge and is therefore a popular route taken by walkers wishing either to cross from one side to the other, or to start a walk along the ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castleton and Aston.
Castleton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Castleton is a small town in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its two main claims to fame are the 12th-century Peveril Castle and a series of four show caves, where minerals including Blue John, unique to this area, have been mined.
Aston
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011.
Ashopton
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ashopton was a small village in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Ashop. The village population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire.
Backside Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Edale, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3804° or 53° 22′ 49″ northLongitude
-1.7662° or 1° 45′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5W96JM+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 69323519OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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