West Handley

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53°17′39″N 1°24′20″W / 53.294168°N 1.405462°W / 53.294168; -1.405462

West Handley is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.

Location

West Handley lies just south of the village of Marsh Lane, south-west of Eckington, East of Middle Handley and around 3 miles south of the village of Ridgeway.[1]

History

Although today the hamlet is nothing more than a group of large farm houses, the area was historically known for sickle smithing as well as farming.[2]

References

  1. ^ "West Handley, North East Derbyshire - area information, map, walks and more".
  2. ^ "West Handley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com.
  • West Handley maps and photographs


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