Sparrowpit

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Coordinates: 53°19′23″N 1°51′54″W / 53.323°N 1.865°W / 53.323; -1.865
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Sparrowpit
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBuxton
Postcode districtSK17
PoliceDerbyshire
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AmbulanceEast Midlands
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53°19′23″N 1°51′54″W / 53.323°N 1.865°W / 53.323; -1.865

Sparrowpit is a small village between

High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.[1]

The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the

fluorspar
mines.

The village has an active community, including a

methodist chapel and village hall
.

It is situated at a crossroads where the main road (

A623) takes a right-angled bend at the Wanted Inn. From this junction, one minor road takes a different and hillier route to Chapel-en-le-Frith, and another heads for Mam Tor and Castleton by way of the Winnats Pass.[2]

The

watershed between rivers running east into the North Sea and west into the Irish Sea
runs almost exactly through the village.

References

  1. ^ "Sparrowpit". Peak District Online. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ISBN 978-1-4733-5326-8
    .


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