Glossop, Derbyshire, England

A view of Glossop

Longdendale

Longdendale is a valley in Northern England, north of Glossop and southeast of Holmfirth. The name means "long wooded valley" and the valley marks the boundary between the counties of Derbyshire and Greater Manchester. The valley has a reputation for strange phenomena, including UFO's and apparitions.

 

There have been reports of a low-flying plane and the sound of one crashing. These have been so realistic that the witnesses have called the emergency services, although nothing untoward has been found as a result of their searches. However, there are remains of over 50 aircraft that crashed here during and in the period after the Second World War.

 

In 1948, an American B-29 bomber piloted by Captain Landon P. Tanner crashed here killing himself and the rest of his 12 crew members. It is alledged that his ghost has been seen wandering through the wreckage.

 

Other phenomena include the "Longdendale Lights", strange flickering blue balls that have been witnesed dancing around the landscape. However, researchers maintain this this is simply a natural phenomena termed  "earth lights" produced by pressure on the underlying rocks.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.

Location

Visitor Information

Glossop is a market town in Derbyshire, England.

It lies 15 miles east of Manchester, 24 miles west of Sheffield and 32 miles north of the county town of Matlock.

Pictured left is a view of Glossop courtesy of Clem Rutter. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.