
Grangemill is a village in the
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county of
Derbyshire
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. The hamlet
Grangemill, Derbyshire Dales - area information, map, walks and more
Retrieved 2018-03-27. is made up of a cluster of houses, a farm and a pub called the Hollybush. There is a former cheese factory in the village, and the workings of this are still on display. The population as taken at the 2011 Census is included in the civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of Aldwark, Derbyshire
Aldwark (Old English "the old fortification") is a small upland village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire
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, The majority of the settlement is within the Ivonbrook Grange parish, however Grangemill lies at the crossroads of the A5012 and B5056 roads which is within Brassington
Brassington is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, 16 miles north west of Derby. The parish had a population of 573 at the 2011 census.
The name, spelled ''Branzingtune'' in the Domesday Book, is though ...
parish. It is on the south-eastern boundary of the Peak District
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National Park. The Limestone Way
The Limestone Way is a waymarked long-distance Rights of way in England and Wales, footpath in Derbyshire, England. It runs for through the White Peak of the Peak District National Park, from Castleton, Derbyshire, Castleton south to Rocester ...
long-distance bridleway
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passes through Grangemill. The Peak District Boundary Walk
The Peak District Boundary Walk is a circular walking trail, starting and finishing at Buxton and broadly following the boundary of the Peak District, Britain's first national park. The route was developed by the Friends of the Peak District (a ...
also runs through the village.
There are several quarries that surround Grange Mill, in which all extract limestone from the area. The most noticeable being the Brassington Moor Quarry.
See also
*Listed buildings in Brassington
Brassington is a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 37 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are li ...
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Hamlets in Derbyshire
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Derbyshire Dales
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