Kerridge Hill

About Kerridge Hill

Rising sharply above Bollington and Rainow, this sandstone ridge offers one of the finest vantage points on the Peak District's western edge. Marked by the iconic White Nancy structure, the easy-to-follow paths provide sweeping views across the Cheshire Plain toward the Jodrell Bank observatory and the Manchester skyline.

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• •The name Kerridge likely stems from the Old English for 'stony ridge,' a reference to the durable sandstone that defines the hill’s geology and has shaped the local industry for centuries.
• •The summit’s northern spur is home to White Nancy, a prominent white-washed stone structure built in 1817 by the Gaskell family to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Waterloo.
• •From the 313-metre high point, the view spans from the Clwydian Range in Wales to the west, across to the gritstone heights of Shining Tor and the Cat and Fiddle moor to the east.
• •The hill was a major site for quarrying Kerridge Sandstone; the high-quality flags and slates extracted here were used to build the surrounding mill towns and pave the streets of Manchester.
• •The hill is classified as a Tump, a designation that technically requires thirty metres of prominence but practically requires a sturdy pair of lungs to tackle the steep ascent from the Dean Valley.
• •During the Second World War, the prominent White Nancy was painted in camouflage colours to avoid acting as a navigational landmark for enemy aircraft targeting Manchester.