Visit Hathersage Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hathersage

  

Hathersage Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hathersage

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Hathersage history

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Pre-history

Mesolithic microliths have been found below Stanage Edge. In the Outseats area there is evidence of Bronze Age field system, settlement and burial cairn at Dennis Knoll.

Roman period

Early lead smelting site, variously interpreted as Roman or Medieval, has been found at Bole Hill. There are remains of a Romano-British settlement, possibly a farmstead at a location known as the Warren.

Medieval period

Domesday Book records that in 1066 Hathersage was held by Leofric and his brother Leofnoth. By 1086, Ralph son of Hubert is listed as both Lord and Tenant-in-chief. The population in 1086 was 8 villagers and 2 smallholders. The earliest recorded church was built by Richard Bassett, son of Ralph Bassett in the reign of Henry I. The present Grade-I-listed structure dates from the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

Industrial Revolution

There is evidence of a post-medieval lime kiln, possibly constructed 1830s in the Outseats area. In the 18th century the village was connected to Sheffield by the Sheffield to Hathersage Turnpike.

Hathersage toponymy

In 1086 it was recorded in the Domesday Book as Hereseige, and around 1220 as Hauersegg. The origin of its name is disputed, although it is generally accepted that the second half derives from the Old English word ecg meaning “edge”

You can visit Hathersage places with Walkfo Hathersage to hear history at Hathersage’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hathersage has 24 places to visit in our interactive Hathersage map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hathersage, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hathersage places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hathersage & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Hathersage Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Hathersage tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hathersage

  

Best Hathersage places to visit

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Hathersage has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hathersage’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hathersage’s information audio spots:

Padley Chapel Padley Chapel is a Grade I listed building in Grindleford, England. It is on the site of the former Padley Hall (or Padley Manor)

St John the Baptist’s Church, Bamford St John the Baptist church is a C of E church in Bamford in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire, England. It was built in the 1930s and is now a C-of-E church.

Highlow Highlow is wholly within the Peak District national park. It is 140 miles (230 km) north west of London and 28 miles (45 km) south of Derby. It shares a border with the parishes of Abney and Abney Grange, Eyam, Foolow, Grindleford, Grindlford and Hathersage.

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