Glossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak,in the county of Derbyshire,England. It is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester,24 miles (39 km) north-west of Sheffield and 32 miles (51 km) north of the county town,Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire,Greater Manchester,South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. It is between 150 and 300 metres above sea level and is bounded by the Peak District National Park to the south,east and north. In 2021 it had a population of 33,340.
Hadfield is a town in the High Peak of Derbyshire,England,with a population at the 2021 Census of 6,763. It lies on the south side of the River Etherow,near to the border with Greater Manchester,at the western edge of the Peak District close to Glossop. It doubled as the fictional town of Royston Vasey in the BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen.
Stockport railway station in Stockport,Greater Manchester,England,is 6 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the West Coast Main Line to London Euston.
Penistone railway station serves the town of Penistone,in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley,South Yorkshire,England. Services are provided by Northern Trains. The current station,at the junction of the Woodhead Line and Penistone Line,opened in 1874;it replaced a station solely on the Woodhead Line,dating from the line's opening by the Sheffield,Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1845.
Buxton railway station serves the Peak District town of Buxton in Derbyshire,England. It is managed and served by Northern Trains. The station is 25+3⁄4 miles (41.4 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton line.
Marple railway station in Marple,Greater Manchester,England,is on the Hope Valley Line 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station,opened in 1865 by the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway,was demolished and rebuilt in 1970. It is managed and served by Northern Trains,who provide two trains per hour in each direction.
Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde,Greater Manchester,England.
Guide Bridge railway station serves Guide Bridge in Audenshaw,Greater Manchester,England,and is operated by Northern Trains. The station is 4+3⁄4 miles (7.6 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on both the Rose Hill Marple and Glossop Lines.
Gorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester,England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and is 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly.
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire,England. It formed part of the historic Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
The Sheffield,Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway was an early British railway company which opened in stages between 1841 and 1845 between Sheffield and Manchester via Ashton-under-Lyne. The Peak District formed a formidable barrier,and the line's engineer constructed Woodhead Tunnel,over three miles (4.8 km) long. The company amalgamated with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway and Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway companies,together forming the Manchester,Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847.
Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde,Tameside,Greater Manchester,England. It is 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
Dinting is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire,England. It is situated near the towns of Glossop and Hadfield. There is a small primary school,Dinting C of E,located near the viaduct. The 1st Dinting Scout Group has been active since 1938.
Newton for Hyde railway station,serves the Newton area of Hyde in Greater Manchester,England. Newton for Hyde is 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Trains. The station unusually features both a covered subway underneath the platforms and a larger viaduct tunnel accessible from both sides,meaning there are 2 ways to cross platforms underground. The eastern side of the station containing these passageways is raised on the viaduct.
Hattersley railway station serves the Hattersley housing estate in Tameside,Greater Manchester,England. The station is 9 miles (14 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line.
Broadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester,England. It is on the Manchester-Glossop Line,10 miles (16 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Sheffield,Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1842. It was renamed Mottram in 1845,but has since reverted to its original name.
Hadfield railway station serves the Peak District town of Hadfield in Derbyshire,England. The station is one of the twin termini at the Derbyshire end of the Manchester-Glossop Line,the other being Glossop. It was opened by the Sheffield,Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway in 1844.
Glossop railway station serves the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire,England. Glossop is the third busiest railway station in the county of Derbyshire after Derby and Chesterfield. It is located just north of Norfolk Square in the centre of Glossop.
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. It is in a conservation area. The population as of the 2011 census was 2,796.
Dinting Viaduct is a 19th-century railway viaduct in Glossopdale in Derbyshire,England,that carries the Glossop Line over a valley at the village of Dinting. It crosses the Glossop Brook and the A57 road between Manchester and Sheffield.
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