Little Longstone | |
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Little Longstone Congregational Chapel | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Population | 103 (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | SK191718 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BAKEWELL |
Postcode district | DE45 |
Dialling code | 01629 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Little Longstone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The village is on a minor road west of Great Longstone, just off the B6465 road from Wardlow to Ashford-in-the-Water. [1] There is a Grade-II-listed Congregational Chapel [2] and a public house, the Packhorse Inn, [3] in the village. As in many small parishes, there is no parish council and local democracy is administered via a parish meeting. [4] In 2001 the parish had a population of 103.
The parish includes parts of Monsal Dale and the hamlet of Monsal Head, and lies wholly within the Peak District National Park. The Monsal Trail, a popular cycleway and footpath following a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, [5] runs just south of the village. [1]
There are nine listed buildings in the parish (all listed at Grade II):
and four scheduled monuments, comprising one disused lead mine and a series of bowl barrows:
Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known for Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, 15 miles (23 km) south-west of Sheffield. It is the largest settlement and only town within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park. At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 3,949. It was estimated at 3,695 in 2019. The town is close to the tourist attractions of Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall.
A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses across a river or stream. Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow masonry arches, and has low parapets so as not to interfere with the panniers borne by the horses. Multi-arched examples sometimes have triangular cutwaters that are extended upward to form pedestrian refuges.
Monsal Dale is a valley in Derbyshire, England, in the White Peak limestone area of the Peak District National Park. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) (1) and part of a Europe-wide network called Natura 2000.
Great Longstone, with Little Longstone, is one of two villages in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 843.
Alvediston is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Shaftesbury and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Salisbury. The area is the source of the River Ebble and is within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 2011 the parish had a population of 106.
Brushfield is a hamlet and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District National Park. It is about 8 miles east of Buxton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 13. In 2007 it had just three houses. Several holiday lets are run by two separate families. One of these cottages is called the 'Old School House', a small one-bed house of stone.
The Monsal Trail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, which was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 to link Manchester with London and closed in 1968. The Monsal Trail is about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long and opened in 1981. It starts at the Topley Pike junction in Wye Dale, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Buxton, and runs to Coombs Viaduct, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Bakewell. It follows the valley of the River Wye. The trail passes through Blackwell Mill, Chee Dale, Millers Dale, Cressbrook, Monsal Dale, Great Longstone, Hassop and Bakewell. The trail has numerous landmarks including Headstone Viaduct, Cressbrook Mill, Litton Mill and Hassop railway station, and passes through six tunnels.
Great Longstone for Ashford railway station served Great and Little Longstone in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1863 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley.
Langton by Spilsby, sometimes called Langton by Partney, is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from the town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Sutterby. From the 2011 census the population is included in the civil parish of Sausthorpe.
Sheen is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in north-east Staffordshire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 234.
Denby Dale is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 82 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Denby Dale, Clayton West, Lower Cumberworth, Upper Cumberworth, Lower Denby, Upper Denby, Emley, Scissett, and Skelmanthorpe, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses and cottages, farmhouses and farm buildings, and churches and chapels with associated structures. The other listed buildings include the base of a market cross, bridges, including a packhorse bridge, mill buildings, a milestone and mileposts, a set of stocks, a railway viaduct, and a television transmitting mast.
Cales Dale is a short valley towards the head of Lathkill Dale near Monyash, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England.
This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of Derbyshire Dales in the English county of Derbyshire.
This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of High Peak in the English county of Derbyshire.
This is a list of scheduled monuments in the district of South Derbyshire in the English county of Derbyshire.
Warslow and Elkstones is a civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands in north-east Staffordshire, England. It includes the village of Warslow and the hamlets of Lower Elkstone and Uppoer Elkstone. There is a boundary with Wetton in the east at the River Manifold. To the south is Butterton; the River Hamps forms the western boundary with Onecote.
Great Longstone is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 31 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Great Longstone and the surrounding area. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages and farmhouses and associated structures. Part of the gardens of Thornbridge Hall are in the parish, and these contain a number of listed buildings. The other listed buildings include a church, a cross in the churchyard, the village cross, two public houses, a former guidepost used as a gatepost, a former railway station, a war memorial, and a telephone kiosk.
Little Longstone is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains nine listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Little Longstone and the surrounding countryside. The listed buildings consist of houses and cottages, a public house, a set of village stocks, a barn, a chapel, a former stable range, and a railway viaduct.
Newton Grange is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is almost entirely rural and the listed buildings consist of two farmhouses, a former packhorse bridge and a milepost.
Yeldersley is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 14 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish is almost entirely rural, with no substantial settlements, and the listed buildings consist of houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings, and a milepost.