PEAK DISTRICT FOLKLORE - Nell Nettlespike & The Devil's Elbow - Paranormal Legend - Polterhikes

The legend of how the Devil's Elbow got it's name - Part 2!
The Devil's Elbow is a sharp bend on the B6105 in the Longdendale Valley in the Peak District. It's a spot of excessive paranormal activity... at least in terms of sharp bends in the road :-D
There are a couple of legends as to why the spot became known as "The Devil's Elbow" and I've got the second and final one for you this time.
Learn about how a hill named 'Nell's Pike' in Longdendale got it's name from a local witch, and how her witchy offspring 'Nan Nutter' helped her to create the Devil's Elbow itself!
With us edging into spooky season, it seems like an ideal time to tell some of the local legends that fit in with the Halloween spirit. Maybe it will inspire a yearly wander around some of the paranormal hotspots for a few people. If even just to share fun stories.
For anyone who already subscribes to my channel (Firstly, THANKS!) don't fret if you're wondering whether you'll have to look at my face from this point on... then good news: I'll be definitely continuing the Quiet Walks, I still won't be showing anyone's face in them. These are an entirely different thing I want to alternate between. I've always had an interest in ghost stories, folklore, cryptozoology... anything paranormal! I think most people do to some degree.
Map of the route I took to take in The Devil's Elbow, Ogden Clough and Bramah Edge:
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[@freestyletowers2617]

What a video warren, loved the backdrop of the road 📸

[@WarrenofWalks]

Thanks very much John! I'm glad you liked it. There's a few spots you can sit on boulders and watch the world go by. That bendy road always has people going by in their weekend tourers 😁

[@atrampinthehills.841]

That was fantastic...of course nells story has to be the reason for the Devils elbow...i was up there a few months ago on a walk along Bramah edege...great area.

[@WarrenofWalks]

Thanks @atrampinthehills.841 really pleased you enjoyed it! Chalk one up for Nell! 😄 It's one of my favourite places to go, Bramah Edge. Partly because it's so quiet, but also because of the view, rocks, trees... great spot for a bit of everything.

[@Isithaunted01]

I absolutely love folklore and history of the Peak District and i know of a nat Nutter Woods but i had no idea there was a connection with the Devils Elbow too. I also have an obsession with the Longendale Lights which were too spotted at the Devils Elbow. I could go on about this place all day lol

[@WarrenofWalks]

Well you're in good company with me 😁 I've been obsessed since I was a kid with looking at the paranormal stories in the area. I have an 'episode' planned for the Longdendale Lights too! It's one of the best for sure and seems to occur all up the valley from beyond Crowden to the Devil's Elbow as you say. I just thought 3 stories filmed from this spot was enough (still got one more to put up) I think I'll be doing a few locations to cover them all when I get to actually recording it. A big day out no doubt!

[@Isithaunted01]

@@WarrenofWalks sounds good, but yeah definitely a big day out. So many locations I wouldn't even know where to start

[@WarrenofWalks]

😅 nor do I. I'm hoping it'll become obvious once I'm writing the story order out!