Town

Glossop

Located in High Peak District, Derbyshire Coordinates: 53°26′36″ N 1°56′56″ W

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Population: 17,825; 17.8K
Elevation: 156 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: MAN Manchester Airport24 km; LBA Leeds Bradford Airport51 km

About Glossop

Glossop is a town. Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire. Population: 17,825. Elevation: 156 m.

From Wikipedia

Glossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) east of Manchester, 24 miles (39 km) west-northwest of Sheffield and 32 miles (51 km) north-west of Matlock. Near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, between 150 and 300 metres (492 and 984 ft) above sea level, it is bounded by the Peak District National Park to the south, east and north. In 2021, it had a population of 17,825.

At a glance

Area: 4.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

No. 2 of 3 places in High Peak District by population
Nearest larger town: Stalybridge, 9 km NW
37 sights and natural places within 10 km Brownhill, Mouselow Castle

Climate of Glossop

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

6° 1°

8° 3°

11° 4°

15° 7°

18° 10°

20° 12°

19° 12°

16° 10°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

127

Feb

Mar

104

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

100

Oct

123

Nov

130

Dec

132

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Glossop
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	18°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	127	94	104	82	78	86	80	97	100	123	130	132

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

Airports nearest to Glossop

Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 24 km
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 51 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 61 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mouselow Castle Historic site, High Peak District
1.6 km NW
Brownhill Mountain, High Peak District
1.5 km SE
Mouselow Castle Mountain, High Peak District
1.6 km NW
Ardotalia Historic site, High Peak District
2.8 km W
Shire Hill Mountain, Charlesworth
1.9 km E
Cown Edge Mountain, Charlesworth
2.4 km SW
Longdendale Natural site, England
2.8 km N
Bottoms Reservoir Lake, England
2.9 km N