Beeley

Village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England

53°12′13″N 1°36′16″W / 53.2035°N 1.6044°W / 53.2035; -1.6044

Human settlement in England

Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire

Region

East Midlands

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List of places: UK; England; Derbyshire

Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England. Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales, it is situated on the B6012 road, between Rowsley and Edensor. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 195.^[1]

It is part of the Peak District National Park, and has been part of the Chatsworth estate since the 18th century, when the Duke of Devonshire bought Beeley Hill Top and then much of the property piecemeal. Beeley Old Hall dates from the 17th century. On School Lane there is an outdoor centre called Dukes Barn.

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs through the village.^[2]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.