Burbage, Derbyshire
| Burbage | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Disused railway bridge in Burbage | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK047728 |
| Location: | 53°15’11"N, 1°55’48"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,540 (2011) |
| Post town: | Buxton |
| Postcode: | SK17 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | High Peak |
Burbage is a village in Derbyshire, within the Peak District. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 2,540.
Burbage backs onto Grinlow Woods to the south and provides access to Solomon's Temple. Burbage Edge overlooks the settlement from the west.
Burbage Tunnel (now blocked) is a remnant of the Cromford and High Peak Railway, which operated from 1831 to 1967, although the section near Burbage was abandoned in the 1890s in favour of a new alignment via Buxton.
Christchurch at Burbage was designed by Henry Currey (architect for the Duke of Devonshire's estate) and was built in 1861.[1] The Public Hall at Burbage was opened in July 1894 by Lady Cavendish and Lady Goring. It was built opposite Christchurch at the junction of Leek Road and Old Macclesfield Road. The hall held 400 people and was used for all the public events in Burbage for decades. The Burbage war memorial was erected beside it. Later it became Worth’s garage and car showroom. At the eastern end of the building were four shops, occupied amongst others by Thomas’s Grocers, Bonsall’s butchers and Edward’s newsagents The building was demolished in 2007.[2][3]
Society-
- Burbage is well known for its brass band, the Burbage Band (Buxton).
There is one pub in the village, the Duke (formerly the Duke of York Inn) on St John's Road. The Red Lion on Holmfield was built in 1842 but it is no longer a pub.
Outside links
 |
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Burbage, Derbyshire) |
References
- ↑ Leach, John (1987). The Book of Buxton. Baracuda Books Limited. pp. 95, 126. ISBN 0 86023 286 7.
- ↑ "Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, 1899 - Page 77". 1899. http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/51170/rec/1.
- ↑ Owen, David (2007). Under Grin Low: A Burbage History.
