Sparrowpit
Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Chestnut Centre and The Bull Ring.
Chestnut Centre
The Chestnut Centre was a wildlife park near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, UK. It opened in 1984, and closed in 2017.The Bull Ring
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bull Ring is a Class II henge that was built in the Late Neolithic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire, England. It has coordinates, and is National Monument number 23282. The Bull Ring is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sparrowpit.
Eldon Hill
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eldon Hill is a hill in the Peak District National Park in the county of Derbyshire, England, 4 kilometres southwest of the village of Castleton. It is a 470-metre limestone hill whose pastureland is used for rough grazing, although a large proportion has been lost to limestone quarrying. Eldon Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Sparrowpit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagshaw and Dove Holes.
Bagshaw
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bagshaw is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. The hamlet falls within the civil parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith. It is about 1.2 km or 0.75 miles east of Chapel-en-le-Frith, and within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.
Dove Holes
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dove Holes is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It has a population of about 1,200, shown in the 2011 Census as being included in the population of Chapel-en-le-Frith. Dove Holes is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sparrowpit.
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Town
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a town and civil parish, in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It has been dubbed the "Capital of the Peak", in reference to the Peak District, historically the highland areas between the Saxon lands and the Viking lands. Chapel-en-le-Frith is situated 2 miles west of Sparrowpit.
Sparrowpit
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.32289° or 53° 19′ 22″ northLongitude
-1.86617° or 1° 51′ 58″ westElevation
1,227 feet (374 metres)Open location code
9C5W84FM+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 26421462OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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