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Encyclopedia > Hadfield
Map sources for Hadfield at grid reference SK020961
The war memorial and Station Road in Hadfield

Hadfield is a small town in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is just on the west side of the Peak District, near Glossop, and within the sphere of influence of Greater Manchester. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 134 KB) Usage is: {{GBthumb|135|132|OV000000}} File links The following pages link to this file: Slough Rothwell, West Yorkshire Saltaire Shipley, West Yorkshire Slaithwaite Wallsend Inverurie Mersea Island Laugharne, Wales Tardebigge Hamble-le-Rice Sandgate, Kent Broadway, Worcestershire Brean Down User:RHaworth/sandbox... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 247 KB)Hadfield in Derbyshire, showing the war memorial seen at the start of every League of Gentlemen episode. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 247 KB)Hadfield in Derbyshire, showing the war memorial seen at the start of every League of Gentlemen episode. ... High Peak is a local government district and borough of the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England. ... Location within the British Isles Glossop is a town in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ...


The town has a rail station on the electrified line to Manchester Piccadilly, and is just off the A628 road, linking Manchester with Barnsley and Sheffield . The railway, known as the Woodhead Line, used to run through to Sheffield via the Woodhead Tunnel but passenger services were withdrawn in the late 1960's. Freight trains ran until 1981, after which Hadfield became the terminus of the line. Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ...


Hadfield is popular with walkers especially during the summer months and the Longdendale Trail which runs along the Longdendale valley to Woodhead Tunnel starts in Hadfield and runs along the trackbed of the former Woodhead line. Hillwalking or fellwalking is the recreational practice of hiking in mountainous terrain. ... The Longdendale Trail is a Long-distance trail that runs a distance of approximately 6. ... The view westward down Longdendale from above the Woodhead Tunnel, showing the Longdendale Trail (left) and A628 Woodhead Pass road. ... The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ...


The television series The League of Gentlemen was filmed in Hadfield. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article is about the television series The League of Gentlemen. For other uses, see The League of Gentlemen (disambiguation). ...


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