Padfield

Padfield is a small village, near Hadfield in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. The village is on the west side of the Peak District National Park, and the nearest town is Glossop where many local amenities and services are based. It is in a conservation area. The population as of the 2011 census was 2,796.GeographyPadfield is a small hamlet which lies in a small side valley, on the southern side of the River Etherow valley which is known as Longdendale, in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is between 560and above sea level.HistoryPadfield was part of the Manor of Glossop, and at the time of the Domesday survey belonged to William the Conqueror. King Henry I granted the land to William Peveril. In 1157, King Henry II gave it to the Abbey of Basenwick. In 1537, King Henry VIII gave it to the Earl of Shrewsbury from where it came to the Howard family (Dukes of Norfolk). The Howards were responsible in the 1810s for the development of Glossop. In 1828, the Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel in Padfield and the Independent Methodist built one too. By 1851 Padfield had 328 houses and 2,051 inhabitants.