Rowarth Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Rowarth.JPG
Static Image Caption:Rowarth from the north
Coordinates:53.4°N -1.99°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Rowarth
Shire District:High Peak
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:HIGH PEAK
Postcode District:SK22
Postcode Area:SK
Os Grid Reference:SK007892

Rowarth is a hamlet about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of New Mills in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It is on the edge of the Peak District, in the hills between New Mills and Marple Bridge, within the parish boundary of New Mills.[1]

The Little Mill Inn in Rowarth is a pub and restaurant in a former candlewick mill,[2] with a waterwheel in the adjacent stream. Until 2023, it had a retired Brighton Belle Pullman railway coach which was once used as dining and guest accommodation.[3]

Geography

The hamlet is only accessible by car on one road, and is most commonly used by walkers who are going to nearby Lantern Pike and Kinder Scout.

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.[4]

Landmarks

There are several listed buildings in and around Rowarth, all at Grade II, the lowest level of designation, and a couple of scheduled monuments:

Transport

The Monday to Sunday daytime service 365 runs every hour to the village from Marple, Stockport, and Manchester Airport and an every two hours on a Sunday to Marple, Stockport and Glossop.

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey . OL1 Dark Peak area . 1:25000 . Explorer .
  2. Web site: A Walk Around Rowarth . Country Images . 30 June 2016 . Katie . Jobling . 24 June 2017.
  3. News: The country pub with incredible children's play area and riverside garden near Stockport . Dianne . Bourne . 30 April 2022 . Manchester Evening News . 2 May 2022.
  4. Book: McCloy, Andrew. Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. 2017. 978-1909461536.