Spinkhill is a small village 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 populatio ...
, England.
It is approximately one mile south of the nearest town,
Killamarsh, and half a mile north-east of
Renishaw.
It is home to the
Church of the Immaculate Conception and its associated Catholic Primary School. Spinkhill is also home to
Mount St Mary's College
Mount St Mary's College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school situated at Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England. It was founded in 1842 by the Society of Jesus (better known as the Jesuits), and has buildings designed by notable ar ...
, a large private school. The village has strong historical links to the Roman Catholic Church via the Poles family.
Spinkill has two commercial establishments, the Angel pub, saved from housing development by a community interest company (CIC). It was re opened in 2015 by an independent landlord and thrives as a gastro pub.
Opposite the Angel is the former Post Office (closed over 20 years ago) which opened as a vintage tea/artisan coffee shop called the Chaffinch Room in 2017, which also serves food and sells gifts.
Other economic activity comes from the several farms situated around the village.
The village has a small bus station and is served by a handful of bus services to
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
and
Chesterfield via
Killamarsh and
Renishaw, respectively.
Spinkhill railway station
Spinkhill railway station is a disused railway station in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England.
History
The station was built by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway on their Beighton Branch, within sight of the northern portal of ...
served the village prior to its permanent closure in 1958.
See also
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Listed buildings in Eckington, Derbyshire
Eckington is a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 81 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highes ...
References
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Villages in Derbyshire
Eckington, Derbyshire