Danes Moss

Danes Moss is a heath in Gawsworth, Cheshire East, England. Danes Moss is situated near the forest Rayswood, as well as near Congleton Road Playing Fields.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Moss Rose and Macclesfield College.

Moss Rose

Stadium

Moss Rose, known as the Leasing.com Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, which is the home ground of Macclesfield F.C., and the former home of Macclesfield Town F.C., a club wound up in September 2020. Moss Rose is situated 1 mile northeast of Danes Moss.

Macclesfield College

College

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Macclesfield College is a further education campus in Macclesfield, Cheshire and forms part of Cheshire College – South & West. It offers a range of further education provision, including vocational and technical courses, T Levels, apprenticeships and adult education. Macclesfield College is situated 1¼ miles north of Danes Moss.

St James’ Church, Gawsworth

Church

Photo: Alan Fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St James' Church is in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England, and is sited near Gawsworth Hall. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. St James’ Church, Gawsworth is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Danes Moss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Macclesfield and North Rode.

Macclesfield

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire where the Cheshire plain gives way to the Peak District. It is home to the biennial Barnaby Festival. Macclesfield is the original home of the very popular brand of bread, Hovis.

North Rode

Hamlet

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North Rode is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 178. North Rode is situated 3 miles south of Danes Moss.

Bosley Minn

Locality

Bosley Minn is one of two names – the other being Wincle Minn – given to a prominent hill in southeast Cheshire and in the southwestern corner of the Peak District National Park in northern England. Bosley Minn is situated 3½ miles southeast of Danes Moss.

Danes Moss

Type: Heath
Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.23419° or 53° 14′ 3″ north

Longitude

-2.14237° or 2° 8′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C5V6VM5+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 986875667

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Danes Moss Woods and Rayswood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Newholme Farm and Danes Moss nature reserve.

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