Higher Dinting

Higher Dinting is a village in Glossopdale, Derbyshire, England.[1] The village is near Glossop, Dinting, and Dinting Vale; the village falls within the Simmondley ward of the High Peak Council.

Higher Dinting was the site of the Dinting Railway Museum.[2]

Nicholas Garlick was born in Higher Dinting in 1555 and was executed at Derby in July 1588 for being a Catholic priest.[3] The Padley Martyrs are still commemorated every July at Padley chapel. A statue was placed in a private garden in Higher Dinting.

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References
  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 110 Sheffield & Huddersfield (Glossop & Holmfirth) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231876.
  2. "Former rail museum to be auctioned". Manchester Evening News. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. "Glossop Catholics - History". www.glossopcatholics.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.


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