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.
Chesterfield has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
The area close to Chesterfield boasts some of the best historic monuments including Arbor Low Henge.
Towns to visit near Chesterfield include Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Places near Chesterfield feature a number of interesting caves including Blue John Cavern.
The area close to Chesterfield boasts some of the best old mines including Blue John Cavern.
There are a number of mountains near to Chesterfield including Kinder Scout.
Don't miss Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley's hiking areas if visiting the area around Chesterfield.
Errwood Reservoir is one of Chesterfield's best, nearby lakes to visit in Chesterfield.
Shining Tor, and Higger Tor are great places to visit near Chesterfield if you like hills.
Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin) are great places to visit near Chesterfield if you like ruins.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Chesterfield include River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
Chesterfield's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
The area around Chesterfield features a number of interesting historic buildings including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Derby is one of Chesterfield's best, nearby cities to visit in Chesterfield.
The area close to Chesterfield boasts some of the best shopping centres including 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.
