Wadshelf

Wadshelf
Junction of Hallcliff Lane and Baslow Road, Wadshelf.
Wadshelf is located in Derbyshire
Wadshelf
Wadshelf
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK315707
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS42
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°13′59″N 1°31′44″W / 53.233°N 1.529°W / 53.233; -1.529

Wadshelf is a small village in Derbyshire, England.[1] It is located between Chesterfield and Baslow, just inside the Peak District national park. It is near to Wigley, Holymoorside, and Brampton. The name is believed to be a corruption of Watch Hill. The village has a pub, The Highwayman on the main A619 road. Wadshelf is in the civil parish of Brampton.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 119 Buxton & Matlock (Chesterfield, Bakewell & Dove Dale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231890.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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