OS grid reference SK191768 Country England Post town HOPE VALLEY Shire county Derbyshire Dialling code 01433 | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district S32 District Derbyshire Dales | |
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Swallet waterfall foolow peak district
Foolow (Old English possibly for Bird Hill or Colourful Hill ) is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Great Hucklow
Contents
- Swallet waterfall foolow peak district
- Map of Foolow Hope Valley UK
- Village centre
- Lead mining
- References
Map of Foolow, Hope Valley, UK
Village centre
The village green contains an ornate cross, similar to the one at Wheston but possibly of later date. It is inscribed with the date 1868, when it was moved from the site of the Wesleyan Reform Chapel and its shaft was replaced. A former bull ring lies in front of the cross.
Lead mining
South of the village, the Watergrove mine was active from the 18th century until 1853. Water was a problem over this period; both soughs and pumping engines were used. In 1837 a Fairbrother beam engine was installed. Its 80 ft (24 m) chimney stood until 1960. There are hillocks in the north of the parish that mark the sites of other mines. There are also sinkholes present- the most recent appeared in late 2013- believed to result from mine workings. It is probable that mining, whether lead or other mineral, has been an occupation for the people of Foolow since at least the 15th century. Robert Roworth, of Folowe, a miner, appears as owing £4 to Thomas Calton of Chesterfield, in a legal record of 1470.