Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> 5.4 miles\/8.7km | 3 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n 1. A Church start<\/strong><\/p>\n Walk along a lane past the sublime St James\u2019 Church, which has some superb effigy tombs, alongside the fishpond and bend left on Church Lane, with the imposing New Hall on your right. At the crossroads go ahead a few paces, then divert left into Maggoty Wood to find Maggoty Johnson\u2019s tomb \u2013 an information board tells his strange tale and the derivation of his assumed title, Lord Flame.<\/p>\n 2. Danes Moss Nature Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n Return over the crossroads and take the waymarked stile, left, onto a field-side path. At the end, turn right on Woodhouse End Road. Remain with this for 800 yards to a sharp-right bend; here turn left on the waymarked sunken track. Just before a stile, bend right on an old tramroad along the fringe of Danes Moss Nature Reserve. This rare raised mire is an SSSI renowned for its dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies. Cross the railway footbridge to gain the nearby towpath; turn right alongside the Macclesfield Canal.<\/p>\n 3. Head back for a pint<\/strong><\/p>\n At the Fools Nook lift bridge, turn right along the lane; in under a mile cross the railway and go ahead past Mount Farm. Look left for the rutted track to and through a handgate; then skirt the left field edges to reach Gawsworth and the Old Hall complex beyond more village ponds. This superb old building has its own jousting ground and was home both to the tragic Mary Fitton and to Maggoty Johnson, whose violin is displayed within. Turn left on the lane, passing the church to reach the Harrington Arms, part of a working farm and one of England\u2019s least altered, timeless old pubs<\/p>\n Gawsworth walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n How to get there<\/strong><\/p>\n Gawsworth is three miles south-west of Macclesfield, just off the A536.<\/p>\n Find Out More <\/strong><\/p>\n Macclesfield TICGawsworth walk<\/h2>\n
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