Village in Derbyshire, England
Holmesfield
Holmesfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire.
The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 971. The name "Holmesfield" means "raised pasture-land" and is of Norse and Anglo-Saxon origin. Viking influences are also evident with many road names suffixed by "gate", the old Norse word for "way".
How locals move
Getting around Holmesfield the local way
- Go nextFor a day trip by public transport, the most accessible is along the Hope Valley railway line through Grindleford, Hathersage, Hope and Edale.
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