Charlesworth is a village and civil parish near
Glossop
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
,
Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 2,449.
It is south-west of Glossop town centre and close to the borders of
Greater Manchester with the nearby village of
Broadbottom in
Tameside. The parish church of St John the Baptist was built in 1848–49. The Congregational Chapel was rebuilt from an earlier chapel in 1797. The Baptist Chapel was built in 1835. Broadbottom Bridge, one end of which is in Cheshire, was built in 1683.
Charlesworth holds an annual carnival on the second Saturday in July on its recreation ground on Marple Road, which includes
fell races and other events.
The village is at the foot of the "Monks' Road", which was used by the
monks of
Basingwerk Abbey in
North Wales. At the top of the road is the
Abbot's Chair, the base of a monastic cross also known as the Charlesworth Cross.
Sport
Charlesworth Cricket ClubCharlesworth Football Club
See also
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Listed buildings in Charlesworth, Derbyshire
References
External links
Charlesworth Carnival
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Villages in Derbyshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
High Peak, Derbyshire