Glossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak,Derbyshire,England,15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester,24 miles (39 km) north-west of Sheffield and 32 miles (51 km) north of Matlock. Near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire,Greater Manchester,South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire,between 150 and 300 metres above sea level,it is bounded by the Peak District National Park to the south,east and north. In 2021,it had a population of 17,825.
Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester,in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester,England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842,it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of the city centre,it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London,Birmingham,Nottingham,Glasgow,Edinburgh,Cardiff,Bristol,Exeter,Plymouth,Reading,Southampton and Bournemouth;regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool,Leeds,Sheffield,Newcastle and York;and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms:12 terminal and two through platforms. Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
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.
Penistone railway station serves the town of Penistone,in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley,South Yorkshire,England. 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.
Dove Holes railway station serves the village of Dove Holes,Derbyshire,England. The station is on the Buxton line between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton;it is situated 22+3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south-east of Piccadilly. It is managed and served by Northern Trains.
Bredbury railway station serves the town of Bredbury in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between Manchester Piccadilly,New Mills Central and Sheffield.
Ashburys railway station serves the area of Openshaw,in Greater Manchester,England. It is a stop on a junction of the Glossop Line,the Hope Valley line and the freight line to Phillips Park Junction. It has been open since 1855 and is the nearest station to the City of Manchester Stadium.
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 the Gorton district of the city of Manchester,England. It is sited 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. The station is a stop on the Glossop and Hope Valley lines;Northern Trains operate all services that stop here and also manage the station.
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 area of 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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