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Featherbed Moss, Cheshire / Yorkshire

Featherbed Moss is a flat-topped hill (1,775ft) in the Peak District, its peak lying on the Cheshire - Yorkshire border. Featherbed Moss is a treeless, domed summit covered by moist peaty moorland vegetation. It rises south of Chew Reservoir. To the south the land falls increasingly steeply into the Torside Reservoir and, to the east into the ravine of the Crowden Great Brook. It is within the council areas of High Peak (Derbyshire) and Oldham.

Place Type: Hill, Mountain
Historic County: Cheshire / Yorkshire
Lat, Long: 53.507272,-1.931365
Grid Reference: SE 0465 0117
Council Area: High Peak CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 231997
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Featherbed_Moss,_Cheshire_231997

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