Crowden (also known as Crowden-in-Longdendale) is a
hamlet in the
High Peak borough of
Derbyshire, England.
Historically a part of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, Crowden was incorporated into Derbyshire for administrative and ceremonial purposes in 1974 and is now Derbyshire's most northerly settlement. It lies in the
Longdendale
Longdendale is a valley in the Peak District of England, north of Glossop and southwest of Holmfirth. The name means "long wooded valley" and the valley is mostly in the counties of Derbyshire and Greater Manchester.
Geography
The eastern part ...
valley, north-east of
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 ...
and south-west of
Holme in
West Yorkshire.
It lies on the trans-
Pennine A628 road connecting
Greater Manchester and
South Yorkshire. It also lies very close to the
Pennine Way long distance footpath
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. They exist on all continents exc ...
, on which it is traditionally the first-night stop after
Edale. A
youth hostel, previously operated under a joint management agreement by the
Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) and
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, was transferred to the sole management of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and closed (except for use by large groups) in 2014.
Closure of Crowden Hostel (Except for Large Groups)
/ref> The Torside Reservoir is to the south of Crowden. An army rifle range was situated at Crowden in the 1950s and 1960s.
The hamlet was previously served by Crowden railway station on the Woodhead Line between the cities of Manchester and Sheffield, but the station closed on 4 February 1957.
References
External links
Hamlets in Derbyshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
High Peak, Derbyshire
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