Ford is a hamlet in

North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerou ...

in the county of

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Location

Ford is just south of the

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border, around five miles south-east of

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, and a mile south of the village of Ridgeway. There is a dam there.

History

The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700–800 years old, and would once have been part of

Sherwood Forest Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest, Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, within the East Midlands region in England. It has association with the legend of Robin Hood. The forest was proclaimed by William the Conqueror and ...

. The Ford Farm building is estimated to have been built around 1750, and is grade-II listed. The Bridge Inn pub was opened in 1854, and continues to operate in the hamlet. The hamlet of

Birley Hay Birley Hay is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England. Location Birley Hay lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and just a mile south of the villag ...

which lies to the west of Ford has s a number of listed buildings and farm outhouses.

References

External links

Form Farm history (PDF)
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