Holmesfield

Holmesfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 971. The name "Holmesfield" means "raised pasture-land" and is of Norse and Anglo-Saxon origin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barbrook One and King Ecgbert School.

Barbrook One

Archaeological site

Photo: Martin Speck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barbrook One is a stone circle on Ramsley Moor in the Peak District.

King Ecgbert School

School

King Ecgbert School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in the village of Dore in the south-west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Christ Church is situated 2½ miles north of Holmesfield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dronfield and Abbeydale.

Dronfield

Town

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield. Dronfield is situated 3 miles east of Holmesfield.

Abbeydale

Neighborhood

Abbeydale is an area of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England that follows the valley of the River Sheaf. It covers many districts of Sheffield in the south-west of the city running roughly from Heeley Bridge in the district of Heeley to Dore Road between Beauchief and Totley. Abbeydale is situated 3½ miles northeast of Holmesfield.

Dore

Suburb

Photo: Mike Fowkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dore is a large village in the Sheffield district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. The village lies on a hill above the River Sheaf which gave Sheffield its name and, until 1934, was part of Derbyshire but it is now a suburb of the city. Dore is situated 2½ miles north of Holmesfield.

Holmesfield

Type: Locality
Location: North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.2921° or 53° 17′ 32″ north

Longitude

-1.5408° or 1° 32′ 27″ west

Elevation

896 feet (273 metres)

Open location code

9C5W7FR5+RM

GeoNames ID

7300213

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