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== Geography ==
GGlossop is {{convert|149|mi|km|0}} north-north west of London, {{convert|14|mi|km|0}} east of the city of [[Manchester]] and {{convert|24|mi|km|1}} west of the city of [[Sheffield]].
Glossop nestles in the foothills of the [[Pennines]], with [[Bleaklow]] to the northeast and [[Kinder Scout]] to the south. It lies on Glossop Brook, a tributary to the [[River Etherow]], in the area commonly known as the [[Dark Peak]]. Glossop is the largest town within the borough of High Peak, and is very similar to other north Derbyshire towns in relation to its terrain and scenery.
Glossop nestles in the foothills of the [[Pennines]], with [[Bleaklow]] to the northeast and [[Kinder Scout]] to the south. It lies on Glossop Brook, a tributary to the [[River Etherow]], in the area of peat moorland commonly known as the [[Dark Peak]]. The moors which rise to over 600m, are cut by many deep vee-shaped valleys known as cloughs, each formed by a stream known as a brook. The Shelf Brook passes through Old Glossop where it joins the Hurst Brook to form the Glossop Brook,which passed westward through Milltown, Howard Town and Dinting to the River Etherow, that runs south to join the River Goyt at Marple Bridge. Two other brooks that are notable are the Padfield Brook and the Gnat Hole Brook.
 
Glossop experiences a [[temperate]] [[Oceanic climate|maritime climate]], like much of the [[British Isles]], with relatively cool summers and mild winters. There is regular but generally light precipitation throughout the year.
=== Townships in the Municipal Borough of Glossop ===
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|+'''Neighbouring towns and moors.'''
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| [[Dinting]]||||||[[Old Glossop]]
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|N = [[Tintwistle]]
| [[Charlesworth, Derbyshire|Charlesworth]]||||||[[Padfield]]
|NE= [[Bleaklow]],[[Woodhead, Derbyshire|Woodhead]]
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|E = [[GamesleySnake Pass]]||||||, [[SimmondleySheffield]]
|SE= [[Kinder Scout]],[[Edale]]
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|S = [[Hayfield]], [[Buxton]]
| [[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]]||||||Whitfield
|SW= [[Stockport]]
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|W = [[Hyde]]
| Howard Town||||||
|NW= [[Stalybridge]]
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}}
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|}
The Shelf Brook leads from Shelf Moor on Bleaklow down Doctors Gate through Old Glossop to the Glossop Brook. It was used by the [[Romans]] for a road, and is currently a [[bridleway]]. The north slope of Holden Clough and the Hurst Brook is used by the [[A57 road]] known as the [[Snake Pass]]. The Snake Pass crosses the [[Pennine Way]] near Doctors Gate Culvert (512 m above sea level ) before descending to the east into [[Ladybower]] along the northern side of the [[River Ashop]] valley. Here a road leads east over [[Hallam Moor]] into [[Sheffield]], and south along the [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]] into [[Baslow]] and [[Matlock]]. To the north of Glossop, is Tintwistle and the [[River Etherow]] is the boundary. This is [[Longdendale]], and today it chain of reservoirs provide drinking water for Manchester. At the head of the valley is [[Woodhead]], where the road from [[Huddersfield]] joins the road to Sheffield, and a three mile railway tunnel brought the railway from [[Penistone]].
<ref name=VOB>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10055416&c_id=10001043 Vision of Britain:Glossop]accessed 19/06/2008.</ref>
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Image:Hadfield4627.JPG|Hadfield Library with Cenotaph in front
 
Image:Charlesworth church 021844 e9b8d6e4.jpg|Charlesworth parish church of St John the Baptist - built in 1848-49
 
Image:444938 e3635400-by-Alan-Fleming.jpg|Simmondley Village off Old Lane
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== Economy ==