| Coordinates: | 53.267, -1.75 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 16 74 |
Litton is a small, stone-built village and civil parish tucked into the White Peak of the Peak District, within the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire. Set among limestone dales and rolling farmland, it sits close to popular walking and cycling routes such as the Monsal Trail and the scenic gorge of Chee Dale, which gives the area a steady flow of visitors who come for walking, caving and classic Peak District scenery.
Historically grounded in farming and the upland lead-mining economy that shaped much of the region, the parish today balances a quiet rural community with a tourism tilt: holiday cottages, walkers and local events keep village life lively while amenities remain limited. Nearby villages such as Tideswell provide additional services, and conservation within the national park helps preserve the traditional limestone buildings, dry-stone walls and tranquil lanes that characterise the place.
Postcode districts covering Litton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 24 miles38.6 km
- Sheffield 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 24 miles38.6 km
- Oldham 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Mansfield 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Stockport 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Rotherham 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Chesterfield 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Barnsley 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Macclesfield 16 miles25.7 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Ashton-under-Lyne 21 miles33.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Wardlow Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Tideswell Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Brushfield Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Little Longstone Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Great Hucklow Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Grindlow Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wheston Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Little Hucklow Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Foolow Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Taddington Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Great Longstone Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rowland Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Litton
SK17 8ST, SK17 8QP, SK17 8RB, SK17 8QU, SK17 8SA, SK17 8QX, SK17 8SW, SK17 8QW, SK17 8QR … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.1 miles54.9 km
- Hope Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Bamford Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Litton Ad
- Cheshire Mews 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Rafters at Riverside House Hotel 5 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Ashford Arms 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Fischers Baslow Hall 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The H Boutique Hotel 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Cavendish Hotel 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- No 6 the Square Tearooms & Accommodation 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bike & Boot Peak District 5.4 miles8.7 km
- The George 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
Schools in Litton
- Litton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chatsworth House Country house 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Swithamley Hall Estate 13.1 miles21 km
- University of Sheffield University 13.4 miles21.5 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Bramall Lane Stadium 13.5 miles21.8 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 14 miles22.5 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km