Grindlow is a very small farming village of a dozen or so houses, that nestles under Hucklow Edge in the Derbyshire Peak District. Whilst it is a separate civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. Much of the district is situated in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent....

 District, the Parish Council is joint with Great Hucklow, its near neighbour and Little Hucklow. The village lies north of the A623 road as it crosses Wardlow Mires. It is a familiar stop for groups of walkers passing through from Foolow

Foolow

Foolow is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District.The village green contains an ornate cross, similar to the one at Wheston but possibly of later date. It is inscribed with the date 1868, when it was moved from the site of the Wesleyan Reform Chapel and its shaft was replaced. A former bull...

, Wardlow

Wardlow

Wardlow is a parish and linear village in the Derbyshire Dales two miles from Tideswell, Derbyshire, England. The small village contains the church of the Good Shepherd, and within the settlement is the small hamlet of Wardlow Mires which contains a notable pub...

 and Abney

Abney, Derbyshire

-Notable residents:William Newton, poet was born near Abney at Cockey Farm....

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At its centre lies Grind Low, a small limestone knoll surmounted by a few trees. There are also two bronze age burial mounds near the footpath to Foolow.

Grindlow was a mining village for many centuries. After the demise of mining, agriculture remained as the principal form of income. Today with demand for rural property Grindlow finds renewed prosperity but only a handful of residents depend on agriculture and the lead mines are of course long gone.