Kerridge Hill (also called Kerridge Ridge) is a hill in Cheshire, near the hamlet of Kerridge on the outskirts of Bollington. The summit is 313 metres (1,027 ft) above sea level. The River Dean runs along the eastern foot of the hill.[1]
White Nancy is a prominent landmark towards the north end of the ridge. The white-washed, sugarloaf-shaped folly was erected in 1817 for John Gaskell Junior of North End Farm, as a monument to the Duke of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo. The structure was built of rendered sandstone rubble. The entrance is now blocked but inside is a room with and a circular stone table surrounded by a curved stone bench. It is a protected Grade II listed building.[2]
On the west side of the ridge are Bridge Quarry (formerly Victoria Quarry, combining Bridge End Quarry and Sycamore Quarry) and Marksend Quarry (formerly Parks End Quarry).[4][5] The boundary between the two quarries is marked with an estate boundary stone, which is dated 1830. The ashlar sandstone block, at the base of a dry stone wall, is designated Grade II on the national heritage list.[6] Below Bridge Quarry is Endon Hall, which was built in the 1830s by William Clayton who owned the local quarries.[7]
British Army Signals Trials Unit testing cathode ray signals on Kerridge Hill 1948
In the mid-1940s, the Royal Signal Corps Trials Unit based at Catterick would drive a truck-mounted dish-shaped transmitter/receiver up onto Kerridge Hill. Here they tested cathode-ray tube transmission and reception (data-based, not images), to a mobile receiving station on another truck. The receiver would be driven further and further south over time, until eventually the lads at Kerridge Hill were sending a signal to the south coast of the country.[8]
The Gritstone Trail footpath runs along the ridge between Tower Hill and White Nancy.[9]
The Peak District Boundary Walk long-distance footpath follows the same route along the ridge as the Gritstone Trail but continues through Bollington. Kerrridge Hill is just outside the Peak District National Park, its boundary lying less than 1km to the east.[10]
References
^OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. West sheet.
^"The Gritstone Trail". Visit Cheshire. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^"Boundary Walk". Friends of the Peak District. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
January 31, 2023
kerridge, hill, also, called, kerridge, ridge, hill, cheshire, near, hamlet, kerridge, outskirts, bollington, summit, metres, above, level, river, dean, runs, along, eastern, foot, hill, kerridge, ridgehighest, pointelevation313, metres, coordinates53, 2805, 0. Kerridge Hill also called Kerridge Ridge is a hill in Cheshire near the hamlet of Kerridge on the outskirts of Bollington The summit is 313 metres 1 027 ft above sea level The River Dean runs along the eastern foot of the hill 1 Kerridge HillKerridge RidgeHighest pointElevation313 metres 1 027 ft Coordinates53 16 50 N 2 05 16 W 53 2805 N 2 0878 W 53 2805 2 0878 Coordinates 53 16 50 N 2 05 16 W 53 2805 N 2 0878 W 53 2805 2 0878GeographyLocationCheshire EnglandOS gridSJ 942760Topo mapOS Explorer OL24 White Nancy monument on Kerridge Hill in 2014 White Nancy is a prominent landmark towards the north end of the ridge The white washed sugarloaf shaped folly was erected in 1817 for John Gaskell Junior of North End Farm as a monument to the Duke of Wellington s victory at the Battle of Waterloo The structure was built of rendered sandstone rubble The entrance is now blocked but inside is a room with and a circular stone table surrounded by a curved stone bench It is a protected Grade II listed building 2 Kerridge Hill is a designated nature reserve managed and owned since 2019 by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust The reserve is a species rich grassland with an abundance of native wildflowers including betony devils bit scabious and knapweed This grassland habitat attracts pollinators such as bumblebees and 10 butterfly species including small heath wall brown and small skipper Blackcap chiffchaff and tawny owls are among the birds which inhabit the reserve In autumn the rare waxcap mushroom spreads through the grass sward 3 On the west side of the ridge are Bridge Quarry formerly Victoria Quarry combining Bridge End Quarry and Sycamore Quarry and Marksend Quarry formerly Parks End Quarry 4 5 The boundary between the two quarries is marked with an estate boundary stone which is dated 1830 The ashlar sandstone block at the base of a dry stone wall is designated Grade II on the national heritage list 6 Below Bridge Quarry is Endon Hall which was built in the 1830s by William Clayton who owned the local quarries 7 British Army Signals Trials Unit testing cathode ray signals on Kerridge Hill 1948 In the mid 1940s the Royal Signal Corps Trials Unit based at Catterick would drive a truck mounted dish shaped transmitter receiver up onto Kerridge Hill Here they tested cathode ray tube transmission and reception data based not images to a mobile receiving station on another truck The receiver would be driven further and further south over time until eventually the lads at Kerridge Hill were sending a signal to the south coast of the country 8 The Gritstone Trail footpath runs along the ridge between Tower Hill and White Nancy 9 The Peak District Boundary Walk long distance footpath follows the same route along the ridge as the Gritstone Trail but continues through Bollington Kerrridge Hill is just outside the Peak District National Park its boundary lying less than 1km to the east 10 References Edit OL24 White Peak area Map 1 25000 Explorer Ordnance Survey West sheet Historic England White Nancy 1138973 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 23 September 2020 Kerridge Hill Cheshire Wildlife Trust www cheshirewildlifetrust org uk Retrieved 23 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Stone in Archaeology Bridge Quarry archaeologydataservice ac uk Retrieved 23 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Stone in Archaeology Marksend Quarry archaeologydataservice ac uk Retrieved 23 September 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Historic England ESTATE BOUNDARY STONE AT SJ 9401 7684 1136466 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 23 September 2020 Endon Hall Bollington the Happy Valley Retrieved 23 September 2020 Oral history serving soldier 1947 49 The Gritstone Trail Visit Cheshire Retrieved 23 September 2020 Boundary Walk Friends of the Peak District 12 October 2017 Retrieved 23 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerridge Hill amp oldid 1011896728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
