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'''Longshaw Estate''' is an area of moorland, woodland and farmland located within the [[Peak District National Park]], [[Derbyshire]], [[England]]. |
'''Longshaw Estate''' is an area of moorland, woodland and farmland located within the [[Peak District National Park]], [[Derbyshire]], [[England]]. |
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In 1928 [[Ethel Haythornthwaite]] spearheaded an urgent appeal to the Yorkshire public, which helped Peak District and South Yorkshire [[CPRE]] to raise the funds to buy the 747-acre Longshaw Estate, which was threatened with development.<ref name="CPRE">{{cite web|url=https://www.cpre.org.uk/magazine/features/item/5052-women-and-the-countryside-the-30s-and-beyond |title=Women countryside campaigners: the '30s and beyond|work=CPRE|accessdate=8 April 2019}}</ref> The Estate was gifted to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in 1931.<ref name="Longshaw">{{cite web|url=https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/visiting/miles-without-stiles/longshaw |title=Longshaw|work=Peak District National Park|accessdate=8 April 2019}}</ref> |
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The Estate is part of the larger [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] [[Peak District]] Estate and is run along with the [[High Peak Estate]] and [[White Peak Estate]]. At Longshaw, there is a tea room, shop and a learning facility called the Moorland Discovery Centre, which is a joint venture between [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] and the [[Peak National Park]]. Also staff and volunteers run many events throughout the year on the estate relating to wildlife, the estate itself and many other topics.<ref name=hist>[http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-longshawestate/w-longshawestate-history.htm History of Longshae] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117073934/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-longshawestate/w-longshawestate-history.htm |date=2008-11-17 }}</ref> The name of Longshaw is thought to have derived from the long wood in [[Padley Gorge]].<ref name=hist/> |
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Revision as of 10:49, 8 April 2019
Longshaw Estate is an area of moorland, woodland and farmland located within the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England.
In 1928 Ethel Haythornthwaite spearheaded an urgent appeal to the Yorkshire public, which helped Peak District and South Yorkshire CPRE to raise the funds to buy the 747-acre Longshaw Estate, which was threatened with development.[1] The Estate was gifted to the National Trust in 1931.[2]
The Estate is part of the larger National Trust Peak District Estate and is run along with the High Peak Estate and White Peak Estate. At Longshaw, there is a tea room, shop and a learning facility called the Moorland Discovery Centre, which is a joint venture between National Trust and the Peak National Park. Also staff and volunteers run many events throughout the year on the estate relating to wildlife, the estate itself and many other topics.[3] The name of Longshaw is thought to have derived from the long wood in Padley Gorge.[3]
References
- ^ "Women countryside campaigners: the '30s and beyond". CPRE. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Longshaw". Peak District National Park. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b History of Longshae Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
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