Ford, Derbyshire

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Ford
Ford is located in Derbyshire
Ford
Ford
Location within Derbyshire
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS12
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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53°19′52″N 1°23′49″W / 53.331°N 1.397°W / 53.331; -1.397Coordinates: 53°19′52″N 1°23′49″W / 53.331°N 1.397°W / 53.331; -1.397

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

Location[]

Ford lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and just a mile south of the village of Ridgeway

History[]

The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700–800 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest.

The Ford Farm building is estimated to have been built around 1750, and are grade-II listed.

The hamlet of Birley Hay which lies to the west of Ford also features a number of listed buildings and farm outhouses.

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