Wyaston

Wyaston
The Shire Horse, Wyaston
Wyaston is located in Derbyshire
Wyaston
Wyaston
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK184424
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHBOURNE
Postcode districtDE6
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
52°58′44″N 1°43′37″W / 52.979°N 1.727°W / 52.979; -1.727

Wyaston is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England.[1] It is located 3 miles south of Ashbourne.

Wyaston is in the civil parish of Edlaston and Wyaston.[2] This is 1⁄4 mile (1⁄2 km) southeast of Edlaston, both have a long history as separate townships, yet they form a single, if dispersed village.[3]

The parish contains some of the highest land locally, the parish peak of 180 metres (590 ft) is by the central road junction in Wyaston.

A community hall is in use at Wyaston village.

  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 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Edlaston and Wyaston, Derbyshire". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2021.