Whitfield, Derbyshire

Whitfield
Whitfield
Whitfield is located in Derbyshire
Whitfield
Whitfield
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK034938
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLOSSOP
Postcode districtSK13
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
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53°26′28″N 1°57′07″W / 53.441°N 1.952°W / 53.441; -1.952

Whitfield is a hamlet and former parish in Derbyshire, England. It is half a mile (1km) south of Glossop Town Hall, south of Glossop Brook between Bray Clough and Hurst Brook.[1] Whitfield was one of the original townships in the ancient Parish of Glossop. Up to the latter part of the 18th century the hamlet was devoted mostly to agriculture with an area of 2,608 statute acres.[2] The area rises from about 169m[3] to about 266m[4] above mean sea level.

  1. ^ "Topographic Map of Glossop SK13, UK". Worldwide Elevation Map Finder. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The Hamlet of Whitfield by Robert Hamnett".
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