Visit Mow Cop Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Mow Cop

  

Mow Cop Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mow Cop

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Mow Cop history

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The name is first recorded as Mowel around 1270 AD, and is believed to derive from either the Anglo-Saxon Mūga-hyll, meaning “heap-hill” or the Common Celtic ancestor of Welsh moel (= hill) A railway station, opened by the North Staffordshire Railway, served the village from October 9, 1848 to its closure in 1964.

Mow Cop geography / climate

The 335-metre (1,099 ft) hill on which the village lies on is a moorland ridge composed of sandstone and Millstone Grit. It is at the western edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands, forming the upland fringe of the southern Pennines.

You can visit Mow Cop places with Walkfo Mow Cop to hear history at Mow Cop’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mow Cop has 29 places to visit in our interactive Mow Cop map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Mow Cop, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Mow Cop places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mow Cop & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Mow Cop places in an interactive Mow Cop map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Mow Cop Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Mow Cop tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Mow Cop

  

Best Mow Cop places to visit

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Mow Cop has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Mow Cop’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Mow Cop’s information audio spots:

Lawton Hall Lawton Hall is a former country house to the east of the village of Church Lawton, Cheshire. The building has since been used as a hotel, then a school, and has been converted into separate residential units. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building.

Mow Cop Castle Mow Cop Castle is a folly in Odd Rode, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. The ridge upon which the castle sits forms the boundary between the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire.

Ramsdell Hall Ramsdell Hall is a country house in the parish of Odd Rode in Cheshire, England, overlooking the Macclesfield Canal. It was built in two phases during the 18th century and is still in private ownership.

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