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Bamford Edge is an overhang of gritstone rock that sticks out north of the village of Bamford, Hope Valley, in the English county of Derbyshire. [3] The first ascent of "Smoked Salmon", which is graded as E8 7b was made by British climber Johnny Dawes .
Bamford Rectory (a listed building) Until recently, Bamford hosted a village carnival, normally on the third week of July. The carnival took place throughout the week, with the Committee arranging various events for each day, including the whole family. The carnival was centred on the well dressing. The blessing of the well took place on the ...
Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. An Ordnance Survey column marks the highest point of the Edge at Back Tor (538 metres, 1765 feet). [1] North of Back Tor the edge extends into Howden Edge and enters the county of South ...
The Ashopton Viaduct (left) carries the Snake Pass A57 road and the Ladybower Viaduct carries the A6013 to Bamford over the reservoir. Ladybower was built between 1935 and 1943 by the Derwent Valley Water Board to supplement the other two reservoirs in supplying the water needs of the East Midlands. It took a further two years to fill, which ...
Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud. The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks are formed from a thick bed of coarse sandstone ('gritstone') of Namurian age, a subdivision of the NW European Carboniferous system from ca 315 to 326.4 Ma, which occurs widely across the Peak District and takes its name, the Roaches Grit, from this location.
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Rock climbing is a popular activity in the Peak District; particularly on edges such as Stanage or Froggatt.Generally the climbing style is free climbing (as opposed to aid climbing) [citation needed] and the rock is either gritstone or limestone.
Stanage Edge, or simply Stanage (from "stone edge") is a gritstone escarpment in the Peak District, England, famous as a location for climbing. It lies a couple of miles to the north of Hathersage , and the northern part of the edge forms the border between the High Peak of Derbyshire and Sheffield in South Yorkshire .