Quoit Green

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Quoit Green
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Quoit Green.
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Quoit Green
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK356781
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRONFIELD
Postcode district S18
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°17′56″N1°28′01″W / 53.299°N 1.467°W / 53.299; -1.467 Coordinates: 53°17′56″N1°28′01″W / 53.299°N 1.467°W / 53.299; -1.467

Quoit Green is an area of settlement in Derbyshire, England. It is located in Dronfield, close to the B6057 Chesterfield Road.

Derbyshire ceremonial county in East Midlands, England

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.

Dronfield town and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England

Dronfield is a town in the North East Derbyshire district of the county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England. It comprises the three communities of Dronfield, Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It is sited in the valley of the small River Drone, and lies between the town of Chesterfield and the city of Sheffield. The Peak District National Park lies three miles (4.8 km) to the west. The town's name means open land infested with drones.