West Handley

West Handley is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.

West Handley
West Handley
Location within Derbyshire
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS21
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

Location

West Handley lies just south of the village of Marsh Lane, south-west of Eckington, East of Middle Handley and around 3 miles south of the village of Ridgeway.[1]

History

Although today the hamlet is nothing more than a group of large farm houses, the area was historically known for sickle smithing as well as farming.[2]

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