Buxworth, originally Bugsworth, which seemed to offend 'pious ears' – hence the change – is a village in the Blackbrook valley in the borough of High Peak , Derbyshire on the edge of the Peak District of England's Pennine Range. It is about two miles from Whaley Bridge and about eighteen miles southeast of Manchester . High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Rock climbers on Ellis Eliminate (grade VS 4c) on Stanage. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ...

The Peak Forest Canal terminates here at Bugsworth Basin, which was re-opened on the 26 March 2005 and, once again, the canal now ends at its original terminus. It is used entirely for recreational purposes. South portal of Hyde Bank Tunnel, early 20th century Greens Hall Bridge near Disley, early 20th century The Peak Forest Canal runs from a junction with the Ashton Canal at the southern end of the Tame Aqueduct at Dukinfield through Newton, Hyde, Woodley, Romiley, Marple, Strines, Disley, New Mills, Furness... Map sources for Bugsworth Basin at grid reference SK022820 Bugsworth Basin is the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. ...

The canal never reached Peak Forest but limestone from quarries near Dove Holes was, between 1796 and 1922, transported to the basin by way of the Peak Forest Tramway – a distance of some six miles. Its track bed can still be discerned in places (e.g. at Whitehough, close to Chinley, and just beyond the end of the bypass on the way south to Buxton). Peak Forest is a small village on the main road from Chapel-En-Le-Frith to Chesterfield in England. ... Map sources for Peak Forest Tramway at grid reference SK049800 Waggon gang, 1905 The gravity operated Peak Forest Tramway was originally planned to be about four miles long from Chapel Milton to Dove Holes, both in Derbyshire. ... Image:Buxton - Derfbyshire dot. ... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Map sources for Buxton at grid reference SK059735 Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and the gateway to the Peak District National Park. ...

A main railway line (Sheffield to Manchester) passes to the north of the village but the village is split into two by the Whaley Bridge–Chapel-en-le-Frith bypass (A6), constructed in the 1980s, which destroyed the village unity. The railway was originally the Midland Railway's main line to London, built in 1867 as part of the extension of its Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, and in 1894 the Midland built the line from Dore which is what exists today as the Hope Valley line. Almost as soon as it was built a landslip destroyed the viaduct. Some four hundred men constructed drainage channels and built a new timber viaduct, which served until 1885 when the present one was built. A tunnel to the north of the station collapsed during building, trapping a gang of navvies, who were close to death by the time they were rescued. In 1903 when the line upgraded to four tracks, the tunnel was opened out into a cutting. There was a station at Buxworth which closed in 1958. For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Chapel-En-Le-Frith is a small town in the heart of the Peak District in Northern England – part of the Pennine Range. ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway initially served neither Manchester or the Midlands, since its connection with the North Midland Railway at Ambergate Junction, was in a northerly direction. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Dore Railway Station The small, 1 plaform halt at Dore now serves as a stop for local stopping trains between Manchester, The Hope Valley and Sheffield. ... The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the northern side of the village there is a pub down by the canal basin, appropriately named the Navigation Inn http://www.navigationinn.co.uk. There is also a fine cricket ground in the southern part of the village and a footbridge across the bypass leading to it from the northern side.

By the early 20th century, some residents of Bugsworth began to dislike the name of their village and their cause was championed by the local vicar, Dr J R Towers, and the village school headmaster, Mr W T Prescott. As a result of the efforts of these two residents, Bugsworth officially became Buxworth on the 16 April 1930. No regard was paid to the ancient origins of the village name, which can be traced back to Norman times. The canal basin retained the ancient name of Bugsworth. Map sources for Bugsworth Basin at grid reference SK022820 Bugsworth Basin is the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. ...

Brierley Green adjoins Buxworth and in the early 1800s it was the home of the Clayton family. The eldest son was Joel Henry Clayton and he emigrated to the USA to live with an uncle at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Other members of the Clayton family followed him and eventually they settled at Clayton set in a beautiful valley at the foot of Mount Diablo, some 30 miles from San Francisco, California. As a result of this, the villages of Buxworth and Clayton are now twinned. Pittsburgh skyline as viewed from Mount Washington Pittsburgh is a city in Western Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. ...

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