Crowden, Derbyshire

{{Short description|Hamlet in Derbyshire, England}}

{{distinguish|Crowden, Devon}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.490|-1.894|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Crowden

| population =

| shire_district = High Peak

| shire_county = Derbyshire

| region = East Midlands

| constituency_westminster = High Peak

| post_town = GLOSSOP

| postcode_district = SK13

| postcode_area = SK

| dial_code = 01457

| os_grid_reference = SK071992

| static_image = Crowden - geograph.org.uk - 377592.jpg

| static_image_width = 240px

| static_image_caption = Crowden from the northeast

| london_distance =

}}

Crowden (also known as Crowden-in-Longdendale) is a hamlet in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. Historically a part of Cheshire, Crowden was incorporated into Derbyshire for administrative and ceremonial purposes in 1974 and is now Derbyshire's most northerly settlement. It lies in the Longdendale valley, {{convert|5.8|mi|km}} north-east of Glossop and {{convert|5.7|mi|km}} south-west of Holme in West Yorkshire.

It lies on the trans-Pennine A628 road connecting Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire. It also lies very close to the Pennine Way long distance footpath, on which it is traditionally the first-night stop after Edale. A youth hostel, previously operated under a joint management agreement by the Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, was transferred to the sole management of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and closed (except for use by large groups) in 2014.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140710043201/http://penninewayassociation.co.uk/accommodation/closure-of-crowden-hostel-except-for-large-groups.html Closure of Crowden Hostel (Except for Large Groups)] The Torside Reservoir is to the south of Crowden. An army rifle range was situated at Crowden in the 1950s and 1960s.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

The hamlet was previously served by Crowden railway station on the Woodhead Line between the cities of Manchester and Sheffield, but the station closed on 4 February 1957.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |page=73}}