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Glossop (gbr)

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Glossop ranks 10,578th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carnuntum, Embleton, Northumberland, and Wimborne Minster. Memorable people born in Glossop include Hilary Mantel. Memorable people who died in Glossop include L. S. Lowry. Glossop has been the birth place of many writers and the death place of many painters. Glossop is located in United Kingdom.

Glossop is a market town in the borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester, 24 miles (39 km) north-west of Sheffield and 32 miles (51 km) north of Matlock. Near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, between 150 and 300 metres above sea level, it is bounded by the Peak District National Park to the south, east and north. In 2021, it had a population of 33,340. Read more on Wikipedia

In 1952, Glossop was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Hilary Mantel. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Glossop including L. S. Lowry.

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Most individuals born in present day Glossop were writers (1),  while most who died were painters (1).