Viewpoints · North West England
Great Rock
Great Rock is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Alexander P Kapp — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Todmorden · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Rock is a named viewpoint in North-West England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Calder Valley parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Todmorden, about 3.3 km away. Postcode area OL14.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name by the Sex Pistols. The album was released on 23 February 1979, on Virgin Records. The album is the first since the band's debut studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, and was their first album since they broke up a year prior.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.7332, -2.0623
- District
- Calderdale
- Parish
- Todmorden
- Postcode
- OL14 8RT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Calder Valley
- Nearest railway station
- Todmorden — 3.3 km
Sources
- osm: n1036459603 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Rock?
- Great Rock is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode OL14 8RT), in the parish of Todmorden.
- Is Great Rock a protected site?
- Yes — Great Rock is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Great Rock free to visit?
- Yes, Great Rock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Rock?
- The nearest railway station is Todmorden, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OL14 8RT.