Chunal Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:A624 road, Chunal - 252335.jpg
Static Image Caption:Chunal
Coordinates:53.423°N -1.95°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Chunal
Population:30
Shire District:High Peak
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:High Peak
Post Town:Glossop
Postcode District:SK13
Postcode Area:SK
Dial Code:01457
Os Grid Reference:SK034918

Chunal is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the A624 road, 1 mile south of Glossop. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein conducted aeronautical research at Chunal during his time as an engineering research student at Manchester University (1908–1911). He flew kites into the upper atmosphere.[1]

There are three listed buildings in the locality, all designated at Grade II: White House, a farmhouse dated 1669; an 18th-century barn to the south of Shepley Farm; and Horseshoe Farmhouse and an adjacent barn. A public house, the Grouse Inn, closed in 2014/15 and is now a private house.[2]

Transport

There are several bus stops going through the hamlet towards Charlestown, Glossop, Buxton and Macclesfield.

Notes and References

  1. Sterrett, Susan G. (2005). Wittgenstein Flies a Kite: A Story of Models of Wings and Models of the World. Penguin Group
  2. High Peak Pub News . August 2015 . Opening Times . Tom . Lord . Stockport & South Manchester CAMRA . On a sadder note it looks as though the Grouse at Chunal, between Glossop and Hayfield, is closed. The pub signage has been removed or painted over and the car park blocked off. . 12 April 2019.