Padfield
| Padfield | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Padfield from above | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK030961 |
| Location: | 53°27’40"N, 1°57’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,796 (2011) |
| Post town: | Glossop |
| Postcode: | SK13 |
| Dialling code: | 01457 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | High Peak |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
High Peak |
Padfield is a small village near Hadfield, at the foot of the fells of the Dark Peak of northern Derbyshire. The village is one of the northernmost of the county, close by the border of Cheshire to the north. It stands on the west side of the Peak District National Park. The nearest town is Glossop to the south, where many local amenities and services are based. It is in a conservation area.
The population as of the 2011 census was 2,796.
The village sits in a small side valley on the southern side of Longdendale, the valley of the River Etherow which marks the border with Cheshire.
History
Padfield was part of the Manor of Glossop, and at the time of the Domesday Book belonged to the King.[1] King Henry I granted the land to William Peveril. In 1157, King Henry II gave it to the Abbey of Basenwick.
In 1537, after the dissolution of the monasteries, King Henry VIII gave the manor to Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury, whence it came to the Howard family, the Dukes of Norfolk. The Howards were responsible in the 1810s for the development of Glossop.
In 1828, the Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel in Padfield, and the Independent Methodist built one too. By 1851 Padfield had 328 houses and 2,051 inhabitants.[1]
About the village
Padfield is within a thousand yards of Hadfield railway station. The railway, known as the Woodhead Line, used to run through to Penistone and Sheffield by way of the Woodhead Tunnel but passenger services were withdrawn in 1970. Goods trains ran until 1981, after which Hadfield became the terminus of the line.
The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the north side of the village.[2]
Hadfield Mills on Platt Street is a former cotton mill, but the weaving sheds and other buildings are now used by a variety of small and medium enterprises.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby, 1857
- ↑ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
