Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak

 Birch Vale Buxton, Derbyshire Chapel en le Frith Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside Dove Holes Edale Glossop Hayfield, Derbyshire Hope Valley Kinder Little Hayfield, Derbyshire New Mills Peak Forest Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire

High Peak, Derbyshire is in Derbyshire.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Charlesworth

In 1328 Basingwerk Abbey [Map] gained a market charter for Charlesworth, Derbyshire.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Chinley

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Chinley, Brownside [Map]

In 1535 William Slack of Chapel en le Frith was born at Brownside [Map].

Godfrey SLACKE Glossop (Brownsyde [Map]): 17 May 1592.

In the name of god Amen the xixth daye of Aprill in the yeare of o[ur] Lorde god 1591 I Godfrey SLACKE of the preshe of Glossopp and countie derbe Weke in bodie but sounde in myned & of good and pfecte Remembrance prayse be to god almeightie make Herin my last will and testamt in man and fforme followinge:

ffirst I bequeth my soule to god almeigthie my maker savior and Redemr and my bodie to be buried in the church yarde of chapell le fryth,

Itm I do geve and bequeth unto my brother Thomas SLACKE xx sheepe in whethers sheepe so many as I have and to ffell & make ffourth the score in other sheepe at the dyscretion of my syster Elizabeth SLACKE. Itm I do bequeth to lytell Henry SLACKE an ewe lambe. Itm my will ys that after my ffunerall expenses, my dower and legacies beinge payed and dyscharged of my whole goods, my syster Elizabeth shall have the Restidew of my goods !Itm my will ys that my said syster shall have all my Houses lands & grounds wth my Reights tythe terme and interest in the Harbage [Map] of Chynley wth all and syngle ther apprtence to have and to holde occupie and [quyetley] to injoye ffor and duringe her naturall lyfe In as large beneficall and ample in an as I have now the same.

And after the decease of my said syster Eliz: my will ys that all my said Houses lands & grounds wth all my Reight tytle terme and Interest of the said Harbage of Chynley wth all and everie comoditie or [ fytt] belonging or in any wyse appertaninge unto the premysses or to any pte ther of I do geve and bequeth them and eberie pte and pcell therof to my said brother Thomas SLACKE his heires & assignes for ever in as large benificall and ample in an as I now injoye & occupie the same. Itm I do apointe my welbeloved syster Elizabeth SLACKE to be myne executor to execute pforme and ffulfill this my last will and testamt accordinge to the true meaning ther of as my ffull trust ys in her. And to be supervisor hereof I desyre my welbeloved cosen Richard BLYTHE

Sealed Read and published before these wytnesses Richard SLACK; Charles ASHETON; Robert SLACK and John BOLLER

Detts wch the said Godfre SLACK owethe.

Impri John WILDE viiid

Itm to Jannes FFRITH iiid

Itm to Peter SHORE gz

Itm to George YEVELEY ffor bes[ ] [ ]esses abouv vis viiid

Itm to Robert SLACK [ ]

Itm to CHESWELL ixd

Itm to Richard [ ] xii£

Itm to Thomas MELLOR of Cloughe head

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Peak Forest [Map]

On 04 Nov 1729 Thomas Froggatt and Ann Gee (age 27) were married at Peak Forest [Map].

On 30 Oct 1753 Robert Slack (age 34) and Ann Pickford were married at Peak Forest [Map].

In 1770 Edward Fletcher was born at Peak Forest [Map].

In 1830 Joseph Fletcher was born to John Fletcher (age 35) at Peak Forest [Map].

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Peak Forest, Eldon Hill Barrow 1 [Map]

Eldon Hill Barrow 1 is also in Peak District Bronze Age Barrows.

Eldon Hill. The first mound [Eldon Hill Barrow 1 [Map]], placed east of the highest point of the hill, measures not more than 5 yards in diameter, by about 2 feet in height, and is composed of small stones and earth. It yielded rats' bones, the root of a stag's horn, and the lower jaw of a small dog or fox, but produced no human remains, very probably fxom having been reduced in size.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Peak Forest, Eldon Hill Barrow 2 [Map]

Eldon Hill Barrow 2 is also in Peak District Bronze Age Barrows.

Eldon Hill. The other tumulus [Eldon Hill Barrow 2 [Map]] on the highest point of the mountain, measures 16 yards across, by about 4 feet in height, and is composed of large stones and earth. We found that the centre had been previously disturbed; nevertheless we there met with an immense quantity of rats' bones, a few portions of the skeleton of a child, a few bones from the extremities of a full grown person, and a rhomboidal article of bone, 2¼ inches long, with a hole through the middle, most likely intended to attach it to the dress as a button or fastening of some kind. In the undisturbed part, immediately south of the centre, were eight tines or points from the antlers of stags, some showing marks of tooling, also where they had been partially sawn through before they were broken off; accompanied by the lower jaw and bones of a cow, and other splintered animal bones, all lying about 18 inches from the top. Further south was a scattered deposit of calcined human bones, accompanied by the unburnt skeleton of an infant, a fine spear head of flint much burnt, 2 inches long, and a small vase of the usual imperfectly baked clay, 4¾ inches high, very nicely ornamented, but partly disintegrated. The interments lay about 18 inches above the natural surface, among some large stones which were not arranged so as to guard the deposits, indeed the latter appeared to have been carelessly interred at a period subsequent to the formation of the tumulus.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Whaley Bridge [Map]

The River Goyt rises from the Errwood [Map] and Fernilee [Map] reservoirs from which it flows through Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Furness Vale, Derbyshire [Map], New Mills [Map], Marple, Cheshire [Map] before joining the River Tame at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] to form the River Mersey.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Whaley Bridge, Fernilee [Map]

On 16 Jul 1883 Ada Louise Moorcroft was born to George Henry Moorcroft (age 26) and Caroline Wood at Fernilee [Map].

Around 1887 Arthur Moorcroft was born to George Henry Moorcroft (age 30) and Caroline Wood at Fernilee [Map].

Around 1890 Caroline Moorcroft was born to George Henry Moorcroft (age 33) and Caroline Wood at Fernilee [Map].

Around 1892 George Henry Moorcroft was born to George Henry Moorcroft (age 35) and Caroline Wood at Fernilee [Map].

Around 1896 Thomas Willam Moorcroft was born to George Henry Moorcroft (age 39) and Caroline Wood at Fernilee [Map].

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Whaley Bridge, Fernilee, Errwood Reservoirs [Map]

The River Goyt rises from the Errwood [Map] and Fernilee [Map] reservoirs from which it flows through Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Furness Vale, Derbyshire [Map], New Mills [Map], Marple, Cheshire [Map] before joining the River Tame at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] to form the River Mersey.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Whaley Bridge, Fernilee Reservoir [Map]

The River Goyt rises from the Errwood [Map] and Fernilee [Map] reservoirs from which it flows through Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Furness Vale, Derbyshire [Map], New Mills [Map], Marple, Cheshire [Map] before joining the River Tame at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] to form the River Mersey.

Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Derbyshire, High Peak, Whaley Bridge, Furness Vale [Map]

The River Goyt rises from the Errwood [Map] and Fernilee [Map] reservoirs from which it flows through Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Furness Vale, Derbyshire [Map], New Mills [Map], Marple, Cheshire [Map] before joining the River Tame at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] to form the River Mersey.