West Handley

West Handley
West Handley
	West Handley Location within Derbyshire
District	North East Derbyshire;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S21
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
	List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°17′39″N 1°24′20″W / 53.294168°N 1.405462°W

West Handley is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.

Location

West Handley lies just south of the village of Marsh Lane, south-west of Eckington, East of Middle Handley and around 3 miles south of the village of Ridgeway.^[1]

History

Although today the hamlet is nothing more than a group of large farm houses, the area was historically known for sickle smithing as well as farming.^[2]

References

^ "West Handley, North East Derbyshire - area information, map, walks and more".
^ "West Handley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com.

External links

West Handley maps and photographs

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[1] "West Handley, North East Derbyshire - area information, map, walks and more".

[2] "West Handley photos, maps, books, memories - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com.

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