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FAIRFIELD, Derbyshire

"FAIRFIELD is a chapelry, in the parish of Hope, in the same hundred as Buxton, 1 mile N.N.E. from that town. Here is an ancient church, dedicated to St. Peter; the living is in the gift of trustees residing in the parish and the present incumbent is the Rev. Geo. Mounsey. On a large tract of waste ground, an excellent round course has been formed, where horse races take place. on the Wednesday and Thursday in the week after the meeting at Newton ith' Willows; for the accommodation of visiters, a handsome stand has been erected. From this village, the best panoramic view of Buxton crescent, &c. is obtained. The population returns of this chapelry present a singular coincidence, the number of inhabitants being 482, at the several censuses taken in 1811, 1821 and 1831."

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Bibliography

• Owen, David - The Spirit of North Road School Fairfield, 2006.
  Read more in this Review of ‘The Spirit of North Road School Fairfield’ (Peak Advertiser, September 2006)

Church History

• Photograph of St Peter's Church, and Photograph of St Peter's Church (NE View), Fairfield, from Alf Beard.

Directories

• Directory for Buxton with the village of Fairfield and neighbourhood transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Fairfield by Ann Andrews. Added 1 Mar 2007.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Fairfield from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

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