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GrindlefordIn a glorious setting in the Derwent Valley in the Derbyshire Peak District, Grindleford is surrounded by wooded hillsides, looking up to some classic gritstone edge scenery. Grindleford developed from a group of small agricultural settlements with the coming of the railway to the Hope Valley in the 1880’s.Grindleford stretches for about one and a half miles from the Upper Padley to Stoke Hall, built in 1755 for Lord Bradford and home to Robert Arkwright, son of Richard Arkwright, who lived here while he was manager of Lumsford Mill at Bakewell. Stoke Hall is a grand stately home in miniature a mile south of the village. Grindleford has it's own railway station and the Totley Railway Tunnel running from Totley in Sheffield to Grindleford is a remarkable engineering feat, being over three and a half miles long beneath Totley moor. It changed the fortunes of the village and still brings many walkers and tourists into Grindleford today, it being the main gateway to the Peak District by rail. One of the old station buildings has been converted in to a very popular cafe. The old part of Grindleford was around the Green, at the foot of Sir William Hill, where there is now a fine War Memorial and some pretty cottages. The river is crossed by bridges on the site of the ancient ford that gave the village its’ name. There are some very grand houses on the Padley hillside and much of the building in Grindleford is of fine local sandstone from nearby Stoke Hall Quarry. The Longshaw Estate, just to the north of the Grindleford, once belonged to the Duke's of Rutland but was bought by the National Trust in the 1970's. It is a magnificent stretch of moorland and woodland, complete with visitors centre. SK 243 777 View Google Map Recommended Walk-www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk Weather Forecast Find the best deal, compare prices of accommodation in the Peak District and read what other travellers have to say about Bakewell accommodation at TripAdvisor
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