Monument record MDR10618 - Sparrowpit Gate Road, Sheffield to Chapel-en-le-Frith route, High Peak and Derbyshire Dales
Type and Period (1)
- TOLL ROAD (Georgian - 1758 AD to 1758 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Toll road from Sheffield to Chapel-en-le-Frith, also known as the Sparrowpit Gate Road. The surveyor for the road was J. Fairbank. (1)
Set up by Act 31 George 11 c62 1758. Trustees included the Cavendish family, the Curzon family and the Company of Cutlers of Hallamshire. A section of this original road, from Sparrowpit via Peaslows to Blackbrook, was bypassed in 1764 [see SMR 19971]. It has an incline of 1:8, which was quite acceptable to packhorses but not to coaches and waggons. (2)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDR24725 Unpublished document: Cooper, T (ARCUS). 2008. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Of Saltergate Lane, Bamford, Derbyshire.
- <1> SDR16833 Article in serial: Radley, J & Penny, S. 1972. 'The turnpike roads of the Peak District', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 92, pp 93-109. pp 93-110.
- <2> SDR17151 Bibliographic reference: Smith, H. 1995. Turnpike Trail, Sheffield to Chapel-en-le-Frith.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 19070 82708 (21686m by 2849m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HATHERSAGE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | OUTSEATS, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ASTON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BAMFORD, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CASTLETON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CHAPEL EN LE FRITH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | HOPE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PEAK FOREST, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR5173
- EDR3300
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Record last edited
Jan 6 2021 11:48AM