South Wingfield, United Kingdom
South Wingfield is a town of 1,088 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit South Wingfield
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 6 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Crich Stand, National Tramway Museum and Alfreton Golf Club.
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About South Wingfield
South Wingfield is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, it is now part of the borough of Amber Valley and formerly in the Scarsdale hundred. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,514.
From the Wikipedia article South Wingfield (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks7
Crich Stand
Monument and historic site · 2.0 mi
Memorial tower in Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK
National Tramway Museum
Museum · 2.0 mi
United Kingdom national museum of tramways
War Memorial and Railings
Monument and historic site · 2.1 mi
War memorial in Alfreton, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK
Carnfield Hall
Museum · 3.1 mi
Country house in Derbyshire, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes6
Where to stay3
History
An ex-mining village, it has a mixed community. Its most famous landmark is Wingfield Manor, a ruined manor house built around 1450 and now managed by English Heritage (though as of June 2019 the manor was closed to the public during conservation work). The village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Crich, and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Matlock. It sits astride one 'B' class road, the B5035, and the River Amber runs through the lower parts of the parish. The centre of the village is at the Market Place, where Manor Road, Church Lane, Inns Lane and the High Road meet.
Other notable places in the village are the parish church of All Saints, dating from the 13th century, the Methodist Chapel, a Baptist Chapel and a Gospel Hall. The village school was built in 1875. The parish of South Wingfield extends to cover the wider area covering the village of Oakerthorpe and the hamlets of Moorwood Moor, Wingfield Park and Uftonfields. Nearby Wingfield railway station buildings date from 1840.
Both North Wingfield and South Wingfield have forms of the same place-name, formed from "winn" (pasture) and "feld" (open land). The earlier forms of each are not distinguished but in 1284 a Middle English form of South Wingfield occurs.
From the History section of South Wingfield on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from South Wingfield
- Jamie IngramEnglish swimmer
Born in South Wingfield, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship13
Schools, colleges and libraries2
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Getting there and nearby towns
East Midlands Airport (EMA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Alfreton 2 mi east, about 4 min by car
- Tansley 4 mi northwest, about 7 min by car
- Ripley 5 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Pinxton 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Belper 5 mi south, about 9 min by car
- Matlock 6 mi northwest, about 9 min by car
- Heanor 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Sutton in Ashfield 8 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Kirkby in Ashfield 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Eastwood 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- South Wingfield Church, Derbyshire, Phil Sangwell, CC BY 2.0
- Crich Stand2, Rob Bendall ( Highfields ), Attribution
- Alfreton war memorial, Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christ Church, Lea, Derbyshire 01, Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0
- All Saints, South Wingfield 2, Poliphilo, CC0
- Ladies' Doubles (6035147412), Tim Green from Bradford, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Young Robin (7521159482), Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Wingfield Manor,Derbyshire (3298316946), Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
- Crich Tramway Village - National Tramway Museum - Crich - K1 Telephone Box (15185984729), Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, adam2, CC BY-SA 4.0
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