Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
There are great places to visit near Chesterfield including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.
The area around Chesterfield boasts some of the best ancient sites including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Historic Monuments to visit near Chesterfield include Arbor Low Henge.
Chesterfield has some unmissable towns nearby like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
The area around Chesterfield features a number of interesting caves including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
The area around Chesterfield features a number of interesting old mines including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
Chesterfield is near some unmissable mountains like Kinder Scout,
Chesterfield's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
There are a number of lakes near to Chesterfield including Errwood Reservoir.
Chesterfield's best nearby hills can be found at Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
There are a several good ruins in the Chesterfield area like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
There are a number of rivers and streams near Chesterfield including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
Don't miss Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Chesterfield.
Historic Buildings to visit near Chesterfield include Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
The area close to Chesterfield boasts some of the best cities including Derby.
There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Chesterfield like Derbion.
Chesterfield History
There are some historic monuments around Chesterfield:
Places to see near Chesterfield
History of Chesterfield
Chesterfield benefited greatly from the building of the Chesterfield Line part of the Derby to Leeds railway (North Midland Line), which was begun in 1837 by George Stephenson. During the work, a sizeable seam of coal was discovered during the construction of the Clay Cross Tunnel. This and the local ironstone were promptly exploited by Stephenson, who set up a company in Clay Cross to trade in the minerals.
