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HAYFIELD, a chapelry in the parish of Glossop, hundred of High Peak, county Derby, 11 miles S.E. of Stockport, its post town, 4 N. of Chapel-en-le-Frith, and 3 from the Stockport and Staley Bridge railway. It is situated among the lofty mountains of the High Peak, near the river Kinder and the Peak canal, which affords conveyance for the produce of the district. It contains the hamlets of Kinder, Phoside, and Great Hamlet. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the paper-mills and calico printworks. The village, which is very considerable, is lighted with gas.

It is the head of a Poor-law Union and of a superintendent registry, but is divided between the new County Court districts of Glossop and Chapel-en-le-Frith. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Lichfield, value £175, in the patronage of freeholders. The church, dedicated to St. Matthew, is a neat structure, rebuilt in 1819, and has a tower with six bells. In the interior is a monument to the late Joseph Hague, with a bust by Bacon.

There is also a new church at Beard, or New Mills, the living of which is a perpetual curacy in the patronage of the Incumbent of Hayfield. The parochial charities produce about £66 per annum, of which £46 goes to Hyde's free school. There are places of worship for Methodists at Hayfield. Chinley, and New Mills, and a chapel for Independents at Chinley. Fairs for cattle and live stock are held on the 11th May and 23rd July."

"GREAT HAMLET, a hamlet in the chapelry of Hayfield and the parish of Glossop, hundred of High Peak, county Derby, 4 miles N.W. of Chapel-le-Frith."

"KINDER, a hamlet in the parish of Glossop, hundred of High Peak, county Derby, 4 miles N. of Chapel-le-Frith. It is situated in the Peak, under Kinder Scout Hill, which rises to the altitude of 1,800 feet."

"PHOSIDE, a hamlet and liberty in the chapelry of Hayfield, parish of Glossop, county Derby, 5 miles N.W. of Chapel-en-le-Frith.”

from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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Archives & Libraries

The Hayfield Library on Kinder Road near Vicarage Lane is normally open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. They have free Internet access.

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Cemeteries

The parish church purchased an additional burial ground of one acre and consecrated it in 1862.

William BOADEN has a photograph of Hayfield Cemetery on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2011.

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Census

  • The parish was in the Hayfield sub-district of the Hayfield Registration District.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 185
1861R.G. 9 / 2553
1881R.G. 11 / 3462
1891R.G. 12 / 2786
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Matthew.
     
  • The church was built in 1336.
     
  • The church was rebuilt in 1818.
     
  • The church seats 850.
     
  • The church is located, naturally enough, on Church Street.
     
  • Alan FLEMING has a photograph of the church on Geograph taken in March, 2004.
     
  • And Stephen McKAY has another shot of the church on Geograph taken in February, 2017.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1622.
     
  • The church was in the rural deanery of Glossop.
     
  • Saint John's Methodist church was built in 1782.
     
  • Bill BOADEN has a photograph of the Methodist Church on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2011.
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Civil Registration

  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
  • The parish was in the Hayfield sub-district of the Hayfield Registration District.
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Description & Travel

"HAYFIELD, an independent chapelry, generally included in the parish of Glossop, is four miles S. from Glossop, and about the same distance N. from Chapel-en-le-Frith. It is a populous manufacturing district, having several large cotton spinning factories, and one for woollen goods. The church is a handsome modern edifice, rebuilt by the inhabitants in 1818, and the interior is much admired for its neatness. The living is a perpetual curacy, and the resident freeholders have the privilege of nominating the minister."

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

The A624 bypass runs through the centre of the village. There is frequent bus service to Glossop.

The parish has its own Website with more information.

Kenneth ALLEN has a photograph of the Village Hall near the village centre on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2008.

You can see pictures of Hayfield which are provided by:

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Directories

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Stephen McKAY has a photograph of the Royal Hotel on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2017. Note the War Memorial cross on the left side of the photograph.
     
  • The section of Lysons' Topographical and Historical Account of Derbyshire, 1817, for Glossop, transcribed by Barbarann AYARS, includes a portion on Hayfield.
     
  • We have an extract in a text file from The Manchester Guardian Jul 31 1876, pg 8 on a local sports event.
     
  • Flooding has always been a problem in the parish. in August, 1799, the bridge was washed away, and in 1809 a number of buildings; again, on the 16th June, 1858, the torrent tore up the mill weir and carried away the backs of four houses abutting on the stream.
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK055876 (Lat/Lon: 53.385379, -1.919085), Hayfield which are provided by:

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Military History

  • Kenneth ALLEN has a photograph of the War Memorial by the church on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2008.
     
  • Martin DAWES has a photograph of the War Memorial in front of the Royal Hotel on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2015.
     
  • William BOADEN also has a photograph of the War Memorial in front of the Royal Hotel on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2016.
     
  • Dave DUNFORD has a photograph of a Liberator bomber wreck on Mill Hill on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2005.
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Military Records

There are four Commonwealth War Graves in St. Matthew's churchyard from World War I:

  1. John GEE, priv., 6th Btn. Cheshire Regt., age 20, died 14 Nov. 1916. Son of Thomas Laurence GEE and Eva Vivienne GEE, of The Hut, Hayfield.
  2. J. N. HANDFORD, priv., age 39, 2nd/6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters, died 6 June 1921. Husband of Hannah HANDFORD.
  3. John Thomas PORRITT, priv., 2nd/4th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, age 38, died 5 Apr. 1919. Son of Ralph and Martha Hannah PORRITT.
  4. Edward WOGAN, srgt., 72nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery, age 25, died 11 Sept. 1918. Son of Annie RANGELEY (formerly WOGAN).
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Obituaries

The Derby Mercury is a good newspaper source for Obituaries. Use the Newspaper Archives to search, but often it is more interesting to read the copies on microfilm at the Derby County Library. It gives you a full flavor of the times.

Joy HUNGERFORD has this extract from the Derby Mercury of Wednesday April 29 1835: DEATHES: "On Sunday week, at Hayfield, Aaron ASHTON, aged 104. The deceased was born in a cottage on the estate of Aspershaw, the residence of G W. NEWTON, Esq, near Hayfield, in this county; his father, Moses ASHTON, being farmer's servant or shepherd to G. BOWER, Esq, the great-grandfather of the present owner of the estate. He perfectly recollected going to Manchester with his father in 1745 to see the rebel army. At the age of twenty, he enlisted and was a soldier for 28 years and at the famous battle of Bunker's Hill, Aaron received a wound from the same shot which wounded Major SHUTTLEWORTH of Hathersage."

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient Chapelry in Glossop parish in Nottingham county. It was incorporated as a separate, modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
     
  • This parish was in the ancient High Peak Hundred (or Wapentake).
     
  • You may contact the Hayfield Parish Council regarding civic or political matters, but they are NOT available to do family history searches for you.
     
  • District governance is provided by the High Peak Borough Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Chapel-en-le-Frith petty session hearings once each month.
     
  • With the passage of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, this parish became the center of the Hayfield Poorlaw Union.