Mow Cop

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Mow Cop
Mow Cop Castle
Mow Cop Location within Staffordshire Show map of Staffordshire Mow Cop Location within Cheshire Show map of Cheshire
OS grid reference	SJ855573
Civil parish	Odd Rode Kidsgrove
District	Newcastle-under-Lyme
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Shire county	Staffordshire
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	ST7
Dialling code	01782
Police	Cheshire
	Staffordshire
Fire	Cheshire
	Staffordshire
Ambulance	North West
	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Congleton Staffordshire Moorlands
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°06′47″N 2°13′03″W / 53.112973°N 2.217582°W / 53.112973; -2.217582

Mow Cop /ˈmaʊˈkɒp/ is a village split between Cheshire and Staffordshire, and therefore divided between the North West and West Midlands regions of England. It is 24 miles (39 km) south of Manchester and 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent, on a steep hill of the same name rising to 335 metres (1,099 ft) above sea level.^[1] The village is at the edge of the southern Pennines, with the Cheshire Plain directly to the west. For population details taken at the 2011 census, see Kidsgrove. The Cheshire section is the highest settlement within the county of Cheshire.