West Handley

West Handley
West Handley
	West Handley Location within Derbyshire
District	North East Derbyshire;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S21
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
	List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°17′39″N 1°24′20″W / 53.294168°N 1.405462°W

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

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

External links

West Handley maps and photographs

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[1] "West Handley, North East Derbyshire - area information, map, walks and more".

[2] "West Handley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com.

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West Handley
West Handley Location within Derbyshire
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S21

Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands

List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°17′39″N 1°24′20″W / 53.294168°N 1.405462°W / 53.294168; -1.405462