Saddleworth Moor

53.538701 - 1.952734Koordinaten: 53 ° 32 ' 19 " N, 1 ° 57' 10" W

Saddleworth Moor is an area in the south of the Pennines in England.

Geography

The Saddleworth Moor consists of marshy areas and areas that are characterized by a coarse sandstone, which is called the Millstone Grit.

The Pennine Way crosses the area from Wessenden Valley in the north to the Black Hill and Holme Moss in the south.

History

The name of the area is based on the civil parish of Saddleworth is in the area. Even if it is on the west side of the Pennines, so it was until 1974 in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Today it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of Kirkless in West Yorkshire. The areas in the area of West Yorkshire are also referred to as a bog or Wessenden Wessenden Head Moor.

The moor was a wide public in the United Kingdom by the Moors as Murders ( German: Moor Murders ) designated crimes committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Two of the victims were discovered in 1965 in the bog. A third body was discovered at the location of the hiding place in 1987 because of a photo of Myra Hindley. Only the body of Keith Bennett remained undetected, even though repeated attempts were made to find them. Brady, who was himself brought to the moor once to help in the search, made responsible, inter alia, changes in the landscape.

Evidence

• Geography (Greater Manchester )
• Geography (West Yorkshire )
• Metropolitan Borough of Oldham