Rossett Pike

Rossett Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of Mickleden, one of two tributary valleys of Great Langdale.

Topography

A bridge of high ground connects the Southern and Central Fells, running from Bow Fell in the Scafells to Pike of Stickle, one of the Langdale Pikes. Rossett Pike is the high point of this ridge, bordered by Mickleden in the south and Langstrath to the north.

A narrow ridge falls north east from Bow Fell, constricted between Angle Tarn and the steep defile of Rossett Gill rising up from Mickleden. Angle Tarn is a feeder of the Langstrath and occupies a circular corrie beneath Hanging Knotts, small trout lurking in its 50 ft depths. Beyond this pinch point the ridge steps down over the three tops of Rossett Pike, Buck Pike (1,988 ft) and Black Crag (1,929 ft). All are considered to be part of the same fell by most writers. although this view is not universal, with Black Crags having enough re-ascent to qualify as a separate hill by some measures.

Rossett

Coordinates: 53°06′32″N 2°56′42″W / 53.109°N 2.945°W / 53.109; -2.945

Rossett (Welsh: yr Orsedd, yr Orsedd Goch) is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. Rossett is served by the A483 road.

At the time of the 2001 Census, Rossett community (including Rossett itself and the villages of Burton, Burton Green and Lavister) had a total population of 3,336 people, the population falling to 3,231 at the 2011 Census.

Geography

Rossett is geographically located near to the Welsh and English border towns of Wrexham 6.5 miles (10.5 km) and Chester 7.5 miles (12.1 km). The village sits close to the Wales-England border and is built on the banks of the River Alyn which is a tributary of the River Dee one-and-a-half miles downstream.

Rossett's neighbouring villages are Marford, Burton and Holt and Pulford in England.

Community

The village has two hotels: Llyndir Hall Hotel and Rossett Hall Hotel, a converted mid eighteenth century house. Public houses include the Butcher's Arms, the Golden Lion and the Alyn, all in central Rossett. A short walk out of the village center are two more pubs the Griffin Inn and the Nags Head.