Warslow - a Staffordshire Peak District village near the Manifold valley

Warslow is a Staffordshire Peak District village listed in the Domesday Book, situated to the west of the River Manifold, a few miles from Hartington.

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 Warslow

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.		Warslow featured in the Domesday book and was probably relatively more important then than it is now, having been been eclipsed as a local centre by Hartington.

Situated on the edge of the Revidge Moors along the road south from Longnor, it has a fine view of the Manifold valley (Thor's Cave can be seen from the top of the village). There are some pretty cottages made of the local sandstone, and a pub called the Waterloo.

The church is a mixture of Georgian and Victorian and contains relics of the local notables - a box pew belonging to the Harpur-Crewe family who had estates here (and around Longnor) and who used Warslow Hall for grouse shooting sessions; and a window which commemorates Sir Thomas Wardle, a silk mill owner from Leek who built Swainsley Hall, which is below the village in the Manifold valley.

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Warslow Photo Gallery - click on the images to enlarge- Click Here for a slide show
Ecton
0 - Ecton		Ecton - entrance to a mine adit
1 - Ecton - entrance to a mine adit		Manifold Valley near Swainsley
2 - Manifold Valley near Swainsley		Hulme End railway station on Manifold light railway
3 - Hulme End railway station on Manifold light railway
Hulme End
4 - Hulme End		Butterton
5 - Butterton
Local places of interest

Manifold and Hamps Trail

The Manifold and Hamps Trail is a Staffordshire Peak District cycle track which follows the old light railway which once ran along the valley.

Thor's Cave

Thor's Cave is the most spectacular sight of the Manifold valley, Staffordshire, a large cave with a fine view, which was inhabited in the Stone Age.

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