Talk:Saddleworth Moor

M62

I removed the following information from the article as the M62 does not pass over the moor:

The M62's pass over Saddleworth Moor includes the highest point on the UK motorway network at 1,442 feet (440 metres) above sea level.

Richard ^{( T | C )} 13:44, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

That's odd - the source suggests it does, and I'm also confident the moorland I've driven over on the M62 is Saddleworth Moor. --Jza84 |  Talk  19:55, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Referring to a reprint of the 1844 OS map, I can't find any reference to Saddleworth Moor at all. Saddleworth as a small settlement is shown 1km north east of Uppermill and the moor associated with it would appear to be a more recent geographical concept. From my days growing up in the Colne Valley (under the cloud cast by Brady and Hindley) and as a current resident of Holmfirth, my understanding of the area now described as Saddleworth Moor extends north/south only as far as Standedge and Holme Moss respectively. "Moors" tend to be much smaller areas than one might imagine, often only a few square miles at most. What is clear however, is that the M62 at its closest is over 5 miles (and numerous "moors") from Saddleworth Moor. Also, the "Saddleworth and Saddleworth Moor" reference on www.bronte-country.com is hopelessly inaccurate as it not only associates the moor with an area at least 25 miles away, but it also describes it as "just to the south west of where the M62 (Britain's highest motorway) crosses the Pennines".It is not - it's actually exactly south-east of the M62's highest Pennine crossing point.JohnB57 (talk) 11:12, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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Now edited - you may wish to tidy a little but this now agrees with all map refs I can find. Misunderstandings like these can tend to do the rounds on Wikipedia, sometimes entering the realm of fact!JohnB57 (talk) 11:56, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

You're already aware that I agree with you on this point. When I read what JohnB57 said that moors tend to be only a few miles big I immediately questioned this to myself, but, as I pondered on it for while, is realised you're right, aren't you!? Also being a resident of Holmfirth, I only know of the few around here but it's the situation for most of these. Getting back to the article, north of Saddleworth, there's Wessendenhead, Marsden Moor and then going on for Buckstones Moor before you get to the M62. However, without a map in front of my I am sure that I've missed one of two, especially on the Saddleworth side.

Richard ^{( T | C )} 19:20, 24 August 2008 (UTC)