Glossop
 
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Glossop is a city in the English county of Derbyshire . It belongs to the District High Peak . Glossop is about 21 km east of Manchester and about 39 km west of Sheffield and has 32,428 inhabitants (2001).
history
Glossop was occupied by the Romans ; there are in Gamesley the relics of a Roman fort called Ardotalia by the Romans but now called Melandra . Glossop became an important cotton mill town in the 19th century.
partnership
Glossop has a partnership with Bad Vilbel in Germany.
Personalities
- Vivienne Westwood (* 1941), fashion designer
- Hilary Mantel (* 1952), writer
- David Darling (* 1953), astronomer
- Libby Lane (born 1966), Bishop
Web links
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