Dronfield
Dronfield is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
There are great places to visit near Dronfield including some great towns, cities, hiking areas, ancient sites, historic monuments, caves, old mines, mountains, lakes, hills, ruins, historic buildings, shopping centres, rivers and streams and waterfalls.
Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope are some of Dronfield best towns to visit near Dronfield.
There are a number of cities near to Dronfield including Derby.
The area around Dronfield features a number of interesting hiking areas including Hope Valley, Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), and Three Shires Head.
Dronfield's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Arbor Low Henge is a great place to visit close to Dronfield if you like historic monuments.
There are a number of caves near Dronfield including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
Old Mines to visit near Dronfield include Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
Mountains to visit near Dronfield include Kinder Scout.
Lakes to visit near Dronfield include Errwood Reservoir.
Dronfield has some unmissable hills nearby like Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
The area around Dronfield boasts some of the best ruins including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
There are a several good historic buildings in the Dronfield area like Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
The area around Dronfield's best shopping centres can be found at Derbion.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Dronfield including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall are great places to visit near Dronfield if you like waterfalls.
Dronfield History
There are some historic monuments around Dronfield:
Places to see near Dronfield
History of Dronfield
The Church of St John the Baptist was built by 1135 when Oscot was rector and the parish of Dronfield covered Little Barlow, Coal Aston, Povey, Holmesfield, Apperknowle, Dore and Totley. The Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary was established in 1349 in the hall of the chantry priests. However, due to the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the subsequent suppression of the guilds and chantries in 1547, it became a local inn which still operates today as the Green Dragon Inn.
