Dinting is a district of
Glossop in
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
, England. The district falls within the
Simmondley ward of the High Peak Council. It is a small village and has no shops, other than a fish and chip takeaway; the nearest are in neighbouring Glossop or
Hadfield. There is a small primary school, Dinting C of E, located near
the viaduct. The 1st Dinting Scout Group has been very active since 1938.
Transport
The village is served by
Dinting railway station, on the
Glossop Line between
Glossop,
Hadfield and
Manchester Piccadilly. The station has a generally half-hourly service in both directions.
It is notable for the
Dinting Arches, a viaduct which carries the railway over Glossop Brook.
The
Dinting Railway Centre was run by the ''Bahamas Locomotive Society'' until it closed in 1991, due to leasing difficulties. The museum moved to
Ingrow (West) station, alongside the line at the
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a heritage railway line in the Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the National Rail network at Keighley railway station.
History
Inception ...
Notable residents
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Nicholas Garlick, Blessed Nicholas Garlick, Catholic priest and martyr, was born here c. 1555.
[public-domain ]Catholic Encyclopedia
The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedia'') i ...
of 1913
See also
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Listed buildings in Glossop
References
Villages in Derbyshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Glossop
High Peak, Derbyshire
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