Quarnford
Parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
Within Peak District National Park
| Coordinates: | 53.199, -1.979 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 01 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01298 (Buxton) |
Quarnford is a tiny, sparsely populated civil parish in the uplands of the Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, in England. It covers a remote moorland landscape on the western fringes of the Peak District National Park and includes the village of Flash, often noted for its very high elevation and claims to be one of the highest villages in Britain; the terrain is characterised by heather, gritstone and narrow winding lanes.
Historically and socially it has been shaped by hill farming and a scattered, tight-knit community; small stone chapels and farmsteads punctuate the parish rather than sizeable settlements. Today the local economy leans on pastoral agriculture and a modest amount of tourism from walkers and cyclists exploring the Peak District, giving the area a mix of working farmland and quiet scenic appeal rather than any urban development.
Postcode districts covering Quarnford
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 21.3 miles
- Sheffield 25 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 14.4 miles
- Oldham 24.1 miles
- Stockport 16.3 miles
- Salford 23.9 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 16.8 miles
- Chesterfield 22.6 miles
- Crewe 20.7 miles
- Macclesfield 7.7 miles
- Sale 21.1 miles
- Northwich 22.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hollinsclough Parish 2.2 miles
- Dane Ward 2.4 miles
- Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough Parish 3 miles
- Heathylee Parish 3.2 miles
- Wincle Parish 3.5 miles
- Leekfrith Parish 3.6 miles
- Harpur Hill Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Heaton Parish 4.2 miles
- Temple Ward 4.2 miles
- Longnor Parish 4.6 miles
- Burbage Ward 4.6 miles
- Hartington upper Quarter Parish 4.6 miles
Example postcodes in Quarnford
SK17 0SX, SK17 0TF, SK17 0TQ, SK17 0TH, SK17 0SS, SK17 0SW, SK17 0TG, SK17 0ST, SK17 0SN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 37.1 miles
- Buxton Railway Station 5.1 miles
- Macclesfield Railway Station 7.3 miles
Hotels near Quarnford Ad
- Buxton Crescent 5 4.9 miles
- The Queens Head Hotel 4.7 miles
- Hawthorn Farm Guest House 4 5.5 miles
- Old Hall Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- B/W Plus Buxton Lee Wood Hotel 4 5 miles
- Rooms at The Vault 4 4.7 miles
- The Tytherington 4 8.6 miles
- Three Horseshoes Country Inn 4 4.4 miles
- Premier Inn Buxton 3 4.5 miles
- Braemar Guest House 4 4.5 miles
Schools in Quarnford
- Old Sams Farm Independent School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Swithamley Hall Estate 2.5 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Moss Rose Stadium 6.9 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 11.1 miles
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 11.4 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 11.5 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 12.5 miles
- Somerford Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Vale Park Stadium 13.6 miles
- Etruria Hall Country house 14.9 miles
- Chatsworth House Country house 15.3 miles
- Chatsworth House Estate 15.7 miles