Whitfield, Derbyshire
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Whitfield is a hamlet in Derbyshire
, England
. It is located 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) south of Glossop
town hall, south of Glossop Brook between Bray Clough and Hurst Brook. The urban area stretches about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) up the hillside. Whitfield was one of the original townships in the ancient parish of Glossop, and in the manor. The ancient township rose from 150 to 544 m (492.1 to 1,784.8 ft) above mean sea level, and the upper part is part of the Peak District National Park. The highest point is Mill Hill which is on the Pennine Way
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The Manor of Whitfield was conveyed in 1330 to John Foljambe. Though held with the manor of Glossop, the land in Whitfield was mostly not part of the Norfolk estate unlike most of the manor of Glossop. When it was enclosed by act of parliament in 1810 it was recorded as being 1577 acres (6.4 km²). Included in Whitfield are the villages of Charlestown and Littlemoor.
The Turnlee Paper factory was in Littlemoor. St James, Littlemoor was built in 1845 in the Early English style, with tower and 114 feet (35 m)spire. There is a Methodist Chapel at Whitfield, the Wesleyan Reformers and Independent Calvinists had chapels at Littlemoor.
When Glossop expanded, and the Howardtown Mills were constructed it was subsumed into the new town. Power looms were introduced into these mills in 1825. In 1835 Whitfield church was extended to take the increased congregation, and a Church of England Primary school was built in 1848, an infant school was added by Anne Kershaw Wood in 1913.
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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) south of Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
town hall, south of Glossop Brook between Bray Clough and Hurst Brook. The urban area stretches about 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) up the hillside. Whitfield was one of the original townships in the ancient parish of Glossop, and in the manor. The ancient township rose from 150 to 544 m (492.1 to 1,784.8 ft) above mean sea level, and the upper part is part of the Peak District National Park. The highest point is Mill Hill which is on the Pennine Way
Pennine Way
The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes...
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The Manor of Whitfield was conveyed in 1330 to John Foljambe. Though held with the manor of Glossop, the land in Whitfield was mostly not part of the Norfolk estate unlike most of the manor of Glossop. When it was enclosed by act of parliament in 1810 it was recorded as being 1577 acres (6.4 km²). Included in Whitfield are the villages of Charlestown and Littlemoor.
The Turnlee Paper factory was in Littlemoor. St James, Littlemoor was built in 1845 in the Early English style, with tower and 114 feet (35 m)spire. There is a Methodist Chapel at Whitfield, the Wesleyan Reformers and Independent Calvinists had chapels at Littlemoor.
When Glossop expanded, and the Howardtown Mills were constructed it was subsumed into the new town. Power looms were introduced into these mills in 1825. In 1835 Whitfield church was extended to take the increased congregation, and a Church of England Primary school was built in 1848, an infant school was added by Anne Kershaw Wood in 1913.