Furness Vale

Furness Vale
The A6 passes through Furness Vale.
Furness Vale Furness Vale shown within Derbyshire
Population	1,500
OS grid reference	SK007835
District	High Peak
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HIGH PEAK
Postcode district	SK23
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	High Peak
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°20′56″N 1°59′24″W / 53.349°N 1.990°W / 53.349; -1.990

Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, between New Mills and Whaley Bridge. It is bisected by the A6 and the Peak Forest Canal and has a population of approximately 1,500.^[1]

Furness Vale railway station connects the village to Manchester.

References

↑ Office for National Statistics 2001 Census

External links

Media related to Furness Vale at Wikimedia Commons

Borough of High Peak

Major settlements

Villages

Waterways

Canals	Peak Forest Canal

Rivers	Alport Ashop Dane Derwent Dove Etherow Goyt Kinder Peakshole Water Noe Sett Westend Wye

Transport

Rail	Buxton railway station Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station Glossop railway station Hadfield railway station New Mills Central railway station Whaley Bridge railway station

Road	A6 A57 (Snake Pass) A624

Culture, leisure
and tourism

Education: Schools; University of Buxton
Governance: High Peak (constituency)
Historic: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout; Well dressing; Woodhead Tunnel
Sport: Buxton F.C.; Chapel Town F.C.; Glossop North End A.F.C.; New Mills A.F.C.

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Furness Vale

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