Chunal

Chunal
Chunal
	Chunal
Population	30
OS grid reference	SK034918
District	High Peak;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glossop
Postcode district	SK13
Dialling code	01457
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	High Peak;
	List of places UK England Derbyshire

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]

Transport

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

References

^ Sterrett, Susan G. (2005). Wittgenstein Flies a Kite: A Story of Models of Wings and Models of the World. Penguin Group ISBN 978-0-13-149997-3

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[1] Sterrett, Susan G. (2005). Wittgenstein Flies a Kite: A Story of Models of Wings and Models of the World. Penguin Group ISBN 978-0-13-149997-3

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