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Straddling the ridge that divides Cheshire from Staffordshire, Mow Cop is defined first and foremost by its elevation. Living here means being accustomed to the wind and the far-reaching views that, on a clear day, stretch across the Cheshire Plain to the Welsh mountains and the silhouette of Jodrell Bank. The village is famously crowned by its "Castle" - actually an 18th-century summerhouse built to look like a ruin - and holds a significant place in history as the site of the first Primitive Methodist camp meeting in 1807. Navigating the locality involves negotiating some of the steepest residential lanes in the country, a practical consideration for anyone driving or walking through the village in winter. Despite its rugged, hilltop character, the community remains well-connected to the practicalities of the Potteries; the amenities of Kidsgrove and the rail links to Stoke-on-Trent or Manchester are only a few miles down the bank, though life up here feels distinctively more remote.