Wadshelf

Wadshelf

Junction of Hallcliff Lane and Baslow Road, Wadshelf.
Wadshelf
 Wadshelf shown within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK315707
DistrictNorth East Derbyshire
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHESTERFIELD
Postcode district S42
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°13′59″N 1°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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