Crowdecote is a small village nestling on the border between Derbyshire

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 and Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

 about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Buxton

Buxton

Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...

. It is part of Hartington Middle Quarter civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

. It is also thought that the name Crowdecote is a corruption of Cruda’s Cot (Cruda was a Saxon landowner, and a cot is a form of shelter). Because of its location close to the spectacular Chrome Hill

Chrome Hill

Chrome Hill is a limestone reef knollon the Derbyshire side of the upper Dove valley. It is adjacent to the more distinctive but lower Parkhouse Hill.Chrome Hill was declared open access land...

, High Wheeldon

High Wheeldon

High Wheeldon is a distinctive dome shaped hill in Upper Dovedale in the Peak District, overlooking the villages of Longnor and Crowdecote. It is close to the more distinctive and wider known Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill. Popular with walkers, and possessing excellent views of the Dove and...

 and Parkhouse Hill

Parkhouse Hill

Parkhouse Hill is a small but distinctive hill in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire. It lies on the north side of the River Dove, close to the border with Staffordshire....

 to the north and Dovedale

Dovedale

Dovedale is a popular dale in the Peak District, England. It is owned by the National Trust, and annually attracts a million visitors. The valley is cut by the River Dove and runs for just over between Milldale in the north and a wooded ravine near Thorpe Cloud and Bunster Hill in the south...

to the south, Crowdecote is popular with walkers and ramblers.

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