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Litton
Litton is one of the prettiest villages in the Peak District with many late 17th and early 18th century houses packed with charm and character. Litton has grown around a large village green where you can find the steps of an old market cross and the village stocks conveniently placed in front of the local pub. Lying 2km East of Tideswell, Litton is a beautiful area just to the east of Tideswell, and the eastern end of the village overlooks Tansley Dale and Ravensdale, a National Nature Reserve which is a popular area for Peak District Walking.
The Christ Church in Litton was opened in 1928. Prior to this church services were held in the school and library building which was built by public subscription in 1869. William Bagshawe (1628-1702) was born at Litton and was a non-conformist minister who gained the title of The Apostle of the Peak. William gave his first sermon at Wormhill and later became the Vicar of Glossop. Following The Restoration in 1662, he returned to the then family home at Ford Hall near Chapel-en-le-Frith and began to preach in secret, then to build small shelters and chapels. Warrants were served for his arrest but he was never captured. When William died, he was buried in the chancel of the church at Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Running above the village is Litton Edge with gives spectacular aerial views down over the village. Across the fields from Litton is Cressbrook Dale which is renowned for its wonderful wild flowers, and is one of Derbyshire’s finest dales for botanical interest. Some of the flowers are exceptionally rare including birdsfoot sedge. However, in spring the sides of the dale are literally covered with spotted orchids and cowslips.
At the top end of Cressbrook Dale is a uniquely attractive rock formation known as Gibbet Rock or Peter Stone which probably derives from its similarity to the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. However, Gibbet Rock has more grisly connotations.
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