Hassop
| Hassop | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 The Eyre Arms, Hassop | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK223722 |
| Location: | 53°14’49"N, 1°40’1"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bakewell |
| Postcode: | DE45 |
| Dialling code: | 01629 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Derbyshire Dales |
Hassop is a village in Derbyshire, close by Great Longstone.
The village developed around a number of lead mines, with such names as "The Brightside", "Backdale", "Harry Bruce", "Waterhole" and "Whitecoe", which lasted until the mid-nineteenth century.
The local landowners were the Eyre family of Padley, who built Hassop Hall. In 1643 the Civil War came this way and the family defended the house against the Parliamentarians. Manholes in the floor of the cellar are reputed to allow entrance to a former lead-mine under the Hall. Hassop Hall was extensively rebuilt in classical style between 1827 and 1833. It is now a private hotel.
The parish church, the Church of All Saints, was built in 1816-18 for the Eyre family.[1]
Hassop railway station was about two miles south of the village, built by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1863. It closed in 1964 and the station building has since been converted to a bookshop and cafe. The trackbed through the station is part of the eight and a half mile Monsal Trail, a walk and cycleway.
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, 1953; 1978 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09591-3
