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Sparrowpit

Coordinates: 53°19′23″N 1°51′54″W / 53.323°N 1.865°W / 53.323; -1.865
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Sparrowpit
Looking eastwards to the A623 and the Wanted Inn. This direct but steep road to Chapel-en-le-Frith through the village is the original turnpike route, but was superseded in the late 18th century by a new road via Barmoor Clough. The modern main road follows the newer route, hence the sharp bend at Sparrowpit.
Sparrowpit is located in Derbyshire
Sparrowpit
Sparrowpit
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Post townBuxton
Postcode districtSK17
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53°19′23″N 1°51′54″W / 53.323°N 1.865°W / 53.323; -1.865

Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.[1]

The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines.

The village has an active community, including a methodist chapel and village hall.

It is situated at a crossroads where the main road (A623) takes a right-angled bend at the Wanted Inn. From this junction, one minor road takes a different and hillier route to Chapel-en-le-Frith, and another heads for Mam Tor and Castleton by way of the Winnats Pass.[2]

The watershed between rivers running east into the North Sea and west into the Irish Sea runs almost exactly through the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Sparrowpit". Peak District Online. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ Pakington, Humphrey (6 September 2016). English Villages And Hamlets. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4733-5326-8.