- Elevation
- 222 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport30 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport45 km
About Crowden
Crowden is a village. Location: Tintwistle, High Peak District. Elevation: 222 m.
Crowden (also known as Crowden-in-Longdendale) is a hamlet in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. Historically a part of Cheshire, 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 valley, 5.8 miles (9.3 km) north-east of Glossop and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south-west of Holme in West Yorkshire. It lies on the trans-Pennine A628 road connecting Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire.
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Photos of Crowden
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Mouselow Castle Bob Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ardotalia Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Crowden
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (132 mm)
- Driest month
- May (78 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 94 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 86 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 123 | 130 | 132 |
How to get to Crowden
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 16 km to the west.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 30 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 45 kmnorth
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 66 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 16 kmwest
- Huddersfield Population: 149K 19 kmnortheast
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 20 kmsouthwest
- Manchester Population: 569K 23 kmwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 26 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crowden
Within 100 km: 648 historic and cultural sites, 997 natural sites, 183 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km223 places
- Saint George's Island Island 24 kmW
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 2 kmE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 4 kmSW
- Torside Reservoir Lake 1 kmS
25–60 km589 places
- Great Britain Island 57 kmN
- Beal Island Island 53 kmNE
- The Island Island 44 kmNW
- Heron Island Island 57 kmNE
60–100 km1,016 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 85 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 80 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 79 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 81 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torside Reservoir Lake, England0.8 km S
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Longdendale Reservoirs Lake, England0.8 km S
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Black Chew Head Mountain, Tintwistle3 km NW
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Woodhead Reservoir Lake, England2.1 km E
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White Low Mountain, Tintwistle3.3 km NE
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Torside Castle Historic site, Charlesworth2.8 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources