Route 8

Route 8



9 miles / 14.4 km / Walked
Map : OS Explorer 287 West Pennine Moors
Start : Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Station. (GR685315)
Finish : Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Station. (GR685315)
No. of Churches: 5



St. Gabriel's, Brownhill. (GR686310)

    Oh come on! This is a Power Station not a church. Another reason to dislike the brick built monoliths.    



The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Mellor. (GR651308)

    In a commanding view atop an area of high ground Mellor's church can be seen for miles in the surrounding countryside. I thought this a little out of proportion with the tower and spire seemingly too small for the rest of the building.    



St. Leonards Church, Balderstone (GR631323)

    I find it amazing how a few of these buildings look remarkably similar. This is in a lovely spot and the sunlight on this particular morning really brought out the colour of the stone.    



Parish Church of St. Peter, Salesbury. (GR681328)

    Having passed this church many times I'd never had a good look at it. Very neat building although the spire, whilst unusual, is token.    



Wilpshire Church, Wilpshire. (GR685325)

    Trees again and the only real decent views of this building. Nice frontage. Took a couple of shots of the rear but there is such a mish-mash of additional buildings it looked awful!    



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