Museums · East Midlands
Bamford
In or near Hathersage.
Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. At th
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bamford · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,115.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,115.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book as Banford, and likely came from Anglo-Saxon BÄ“amford = "tree-trunk ford". The parish church of St John the Baptist was built c. 1860. There is also the Bamford Methodist Church and Catholic churches in the village, most notable of which is Our Lady of Sorrows Church. The village graveyard also contains some re-interred graves from the nearby villages of Derwent and Ashopton which were submerged following the creation of Ladybower Reservoir. Bamford watermill has been turned into flats but some of the original machinery still remains.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3485, -1.6894
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- High Peak
- Parish
- Bamford
- Postcode
- S33 0WU
- Parliamentary constituency
- High Peak
- Nearest railway station
- Bamford — 1 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Bamford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bamford?
- Bamford is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S33 0WU), in the parish of Bamford.
- What is Bamford?
- Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. At th
- How do I get to Bamford?
- The nearest railway station is Bamford, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode S33 0WU.
- Is Bamford a protected site?
- Yes — Bamford is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Bamford?
- The nearest railway station is Bamford, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S33 0WU.