Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of

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, England, between

New Mills New Mills is a small town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England, south-east of Stockport and from Manchester at the confluence of the River Goyt and River Sett, Sett. It is close to the border with Cheshire and above the Torrs, a ...

and

Whaley Bridge Whaley Bridge () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the High Peak Borough Council, High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the River Goyt, south-east of Manchester, north of Buxton, north-east of Mac ...

. It is bisected by the

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and the

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, whose towpath is followed by the

Goyt Way The Goyt Way is a walking route from Etherow Country Park, Greater Manchester, to Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, following the valley of the River Goyt. It is part of the longer Midshires Way, which in turn is part of the E2 European long-distance ...

, part of the Midshires Way. It comes under the administration of Whaley Bridge

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and has a population of approximately 1,500. The village has a small community primary school for boys and girls aged 4–11. For secondary education, children travel to

Chapel-en-le-Frith Chapel-en-le-Frith () is a town and civil parish, in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It has been dubbed the "Capital of the Peak", in reference to the Peak District, historically the highland areas between the Saxon lands (below ...

, Hope Valley or

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

. There is one pub, The Crossing (the Soldier Dick on the A6 closed in 2022), a

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, a

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and a

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. The

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closed around 2015 and has been converted into a domestic dwelling. The social club is now used as a post office twice a week. Since 2008, the village has hosted a free music event on its football field in order to raise funds for the development of the field itself. It is held on a Saturday during the summer months and is organised by a committee of local residents. The village football side, Furness Vale Rovers F.C., entered the

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, losing in the first round.

References

External links

Furness Vale History Society (references to the Manchester to Buxton Turnpike Trust)
{{authority control Villages in Derbyshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Whaley Bridge

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