The Square, Buxton
The Square is a Grade-II*-listed building in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It lies in the town's central Conservation Area immediately between The Crescent, the Old Hall Hotel, the Pavilion Gardens and the Buxton Opera House.Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: listed building in Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “1-6, The Square”
- Address: 1-6 The Square, Buxton
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buxton Opera House and Buxton Baths.
Buxton Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
Buxton Opera House in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, is a 902-seat opera house. It hosts the annual Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round.
Buxton Baths
Bathhouse
The Buxton Baths using natural thermal spring water are in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. The baths date back to Roman times and were the basis for developing Buxton as a Georgian and Victorian spa town.
The Slopes
Park
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slopes is a Grade-II-listed public park in Buxton, Derbyshire in England. The area was laid out by landscape architect Jeffry Wyatville in 1811 for William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, as pleasure grounds for the guests of The Crescent hotel to promenade. The Slopes is situated 430 feet southeast of The Square, Buxton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buxton and Burbage.
Buxton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Buxton is an ancient spa town in the Peak District, England. It is in the county of Derbyshire which is classified as part of the East Midlands but it is probably more associated with the North West of England.
Burbage
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burbage is a village in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census Burbage was a ward of the High Peak Borough Council.
Harpur Hill
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church.
The Square, Buxton
Latitude
53.25855° or 53° 15′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.91573° or 1° 54′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C5W735M+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1234354767OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17546239
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