Ford is a hamlet in

North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It borders the districts of Chesterfield, Bolsover, Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire. The population ...

in the county of

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Location

Ford lies just south of the

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...

border, around 5 miles south-east of

Sheffield City Centre Sheffield City Centre (referred to locally as simply Town) is a district of the Sheffield, City of Sheffield and is covered partly by the City ward, Sheffield, City ward of the City of Sheffield. It includes the area that is within a radius of ...

, and just a mile south of the village of Ridgeway

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 a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, famous because of its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period (as attested by pollen sampling cores ...

. The Ford Farm building is estimated to have been built around 1750, and are grade-II listed. 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 village ...

which lies to the west of Ford also features a number of listed buildings and farm outhouses.

External links

Form Farm history (PDF)
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