Whaley Bridge
Parish in High Peak, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.328, -1.984 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 01 81 |
| Population: | 5,140 |
| Dialling code: | 01663 (New Mills) |
Whaley Bridge sits in the borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England, on the banks of the River Goyt at the western edge of the Peak District. Once a modest market and mill town that expanded with the Industrial Revolution, it now combines a compact town centre of independent shops, cafés and pubs with outdoor-activity businesses serving walkers, cyclists and anglers.
The nearby Toddbrook Reservoir is both a recreational focal point and the site of a dramatic 2019 flood-control emergency that led to major engineering repairs and strong community involvement. Good rail and road links mean many residents commute into Manchester and Stockport, while canalside paths and reservoir walks make the town a popular gateway to the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Whaley Bridge
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 13.8 miles
- Sheffield 22.2 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.5 miles
- Oldham 15.4 miles
- Huddersfield 23.6 miles
- Stockport 9 miles
- Salford 16.8 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.1 miles
- Chesterfield 23.2 miles
- Rochdale 21.3 miles
- Macclesfield 7.9 miles
- Bury 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Whaley Bridge Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Furness Vale Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Blackbrook Ward 1.6 miles
- Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside Parish 1.9 miles
- Chinley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- New Mills East Ward 2.5 miles
- New Mills Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Chapel West Ward 2.8 miles
- Chapel-en-le-Frith Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Disley Built-up area 2.9 miles
- New Mills West Ward 3 miles
- Poynton East and Pott Shrigley Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Whaley Bridge
SK23 7NB, SK23 7RX, SK23 7UA, SK23 7DN, SK23 7DY, SK23 7HF, SK23 7AZ, SK23 7QR, SK23 7GU … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 12.1 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 35.7 miles
- Whaley Bridge Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Furness Vale Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Whaley Bridge Ad
- Pack Horse Inn 4 3.6 miles
- The Old Hall Inn 1.8 miles
- The Lamb Inn 5 3 miles
- Buxton Crescent 5 5.6 miles
- Hawthorn Farm Guest House 4 5.7 miles
- The Tytherington 4 6.8 miles
- The Queens Head Hotel 5.8 miles
- Old Hall Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- The Royal Oak Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- The George Hotel 3.8 miles
Schools in Whaley Bridge
- Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Taxal and Fernilee C of E Primary School Primary
- Whaley Bridge Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 4.6 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 7.4 miles
- Moss Rose Stadium 8.3 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 8.6 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 9 miles
- Swithamley Hall Estate 10.2 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 13.8 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 13.9 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 14 miles
- University of Manchester University 14 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 14.1 miles