Dinting is a district of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. The district falls within the

Simmondley Simmondley is a small village near the town of lossop in Derbyshire, England. The population of the High Peak ward at the 2011 Census was 4,727. It has one pub, the Hare and Hounds, in the south of the village at the top of Simmondley Lane. The ...

ward of the High Peak Council. It is a small village and has no shops, other than a fish and chip takeaway; the nearest are in neighbouring Glossop or Hadfield. There is a small primary school, Dinting C of E, located near

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. The 1st Dinting Scout Group has been very active since 1938.

Transport

The village is served by Dinting railway station, on the Glossop Line between Glossop, Hadfield and

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. The station has a generally half-hourly service in both directions. It is notable for the Dinting Arches, a viaduct which carries the railway over Glossop Brook. The Dinting Railway Centre was run by the ''Bahamas Locomotive Society'' until it closed in 1991, due to leasing difficulties. The museum moved to Ingrow (West) station, alongside the line at the

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Notable residents

* Nicholas Garlick, Blessed Nicholas Garlick, Catholic priest and martyr, was born here c. 1555.public-domain

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of 1913

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Villages in Derbyshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Glossop High Peak, Derbyshire {{derbyshire-geo-stub

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