Wadshelf

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Wadshelf
Hallcliff Lane - Junction with Baslow Road A619.jpg
Junction of Hallcliff Lane and Baslow Road, Wadshelf.
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Wadshelf
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK315707
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S42
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
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]

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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