Wadshelf

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Wadshelf
Derbyshire
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Wadshelf
Location
Grid reference: SK315707
Location: 53°13’59"N, 1°31’44"W
Data
Post town: Chesterfield
Postcode: S42
Local Government
Council: North East Derbyshire

Wadshelf is a small village in Derbyshire, standing between Chesterfield and Baslow, just inside the Peak District National Park, near Wigley, Holymoorside, and Brampton.

The name ‘Wadshelf’ is believed to be a corruption of Watch Hill.

The village has a pub, The Highwayman on the main A619 road.

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