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The surrounding area
Crowdecote
Crowdecote is an attractive hamlet on the Derbyshire bank of the upper Dove. It has a pub called the Pack Horse Inn, which does B/B and has great views, including that of Chrome Hill and Packhorse Hill, which are as close to mountains as one gets in the Peak District
Hollinsclough
Hollinsclough was once a cottage silk weaving industry, supplying the 18th century silk mills in Macclesfield but now makes an excellent centre for walks in this region. It is a small, enchanting settlement of cottages and farmhouse set close to each other at a crossroads. The name comes from the clough that descends from Hollinsclough Moor, just southwest of the village. It has a thriving community association which tries to keep its folk memories and traditions alive. It has 2 chapels, one built by a John Lomas in his back garden. He was a packhorse man, and a packhorse way came down from Axe Edge past the chapel.
Earl Sterndale
Earl Sterndale a small, quiet, hamlet has a 19th century church built on the site of a much earlier chapel. St Michaels was accidently bombed during the war and had to be rebuilt. It contains a font, believed to date back to Saxon times.
The pub, called the Quiet Woman, has a sign which depicts a headless woman. The inscription reads `Soft words turneth away wrath`. She supposedly represents a nagging wife known as `chattering Charteris`, and her husband is reputed to have lost control and cut off her head.
Glutton Bridge is a picturesque cluster of farms and cottages, sitting astride the road to Buxton, and marks the Staffordshire/ Derbyshire boundary
DIRECTIONS
Longnor is just over the border in Staffordshire. It can be reached by taking the A515 from Ashbourne and taking a signposted left turn, about 13 miles thereafter. The minor road from the A515 passes through the quaint village of Crowdercote with some marvellous views of the valley below, but beware of the hair-pin bends
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E-mail: Gem_Cottage@hotmail.com
Address: Gem Cottage, 2 Town Head, Longnor, Staffs SK170PJ
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