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Wadshelf
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Junction of Hallcliff Lane and Baslow Road, Wadshelf.
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Wadshelf
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK315707
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S42
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53°13′59″N1°31′44″W / 53.233°N 1.529°W / 53.233; -1.529 Coordinates: 53°13′59″N1°31′44″W / 53.233°N 1.529°W / 53.233; -1.529

Wadshelf is a small village in Derbyshire, England. [1] It is located between Chesterfield and Baslow, just inside the Peak District national park. It is near to Wigley, Holymoorside, and Brampton. The name is believed to be a corruption of Watch Hill. The village has a pub, The Highwayman on the main A619 road. Wadshelf is in the civil parish of Brampton. [2]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 119 Buxton & Matlock (Chesterfield, Bakewell & Dove Dale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319231890.
  2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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