Padfield

Coordinates: 53°27′40″N 1°57′18″W / 53.461°N 1.955°W / 53.461; -1.955
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For the surname, see Padfield (surname). For the 1968 UK law case, see Padfield v Minister of Agriculture.

Padfield
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLOSSOP
Postcode districtSK13
Dialling code01457
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceNorth West
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UK
England
Derbyshire
53°27′40″N 1°57′18″W / 53.461°N 1.955°W / 53.461; -1.955

Padfield is a small village near

Peak District National Park, and the nearest town is Glossop, where many local amenities and services are based. It is in a conservation area.[1] The population as of the 2011 census was 2,796.[2]

Geography

Padfield is a small hamlet in a small side valley on the southern side of the River Etherow valley, which is known as Longdendale, in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is between 560 and 690 feet (170 and 210 m) above sea level.

History

Padfield was part of the Manor of Glossop, and at the time of 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.[4]

Transport

The village is located within 1,100 yards (1,000 m) of Hadfield railway station, which is on the Glossop line. Operated by Northern Trains, services run through Dinting to Glossop and back through Dinting to Manchester Piccadilly.

The railway, formerly known as the

Woodhead Line, used to run through Longdendale and the Woodhead Tunnel to Penistone and Sheffield
. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1970 and goods trains ran until 1981, after which Hadfield became the terminus of the line.

The village is within close proximity of the

NHS Trust
that operates in the area.

Padfield is just off the B6105 road, which links with the A628 road, from Manchester to Barnsley and Sheffield, over the Woodhead Pass. The B6105 starts in Glossop, on the A57, which links Manchester to Sheffield over the Snake Pass.

Recreation

The

shared use path that follows the former trackbed of the Woodhead line to the Woodhead Tunnels
.

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the north side of the village.[5]

Industry

Hadfield Mills, Padfield

Hadfield Mills, on Platt Street, is a former cotton mill; the weaving sheds and other buildings are now used by a variety of

small and medium enterprises
.

Notable locals

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Padfield.
  1. ^ Conservation Area Map Archived 2009-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "High Peak Council Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ISBN 0-14-143994-7
  4. ^ a b Whites History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby, 1857. GENUKI Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ISBN 978-1909461536
    .
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