Calver

Settlement in Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales

England

Calver

Woodland behind the Eyre Arms This woodland on this hill behind the Eyre Arms is just to the south-west of the centre of SK27. — Woodland behind the Eyre Arms Credit: Roger Temple

Calver is a small village located in the county of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. Situated approximately 10 miles southwest of Sheffield and 16 miles northwest of Derby, it is nestled within the Peak District National Park, renowned for its stunning natural landscapes.

With a population of around 1,000 residents, Calver offers a tranquil and picturesque setting for its inhabitants and visitors alike. The village is split into two parts, Great and Little Calver, which are separated by the River Derwent. This river, along with the surrounding hills and valleys, provides ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and fishing.

Calver is known for its rich industrial heritage, particularly in the production of gritstone and millstones. The area was once home to several quarries and mills, which played a significant role in the local economy. Today, remnants of this industrial past can still be seen in the form of historical buildings and structures.

The village boasts a range of amenities to cater to its residents' needs, including a primary school, a village hall, and a local pub. Additionally, Calver is well-connected to nearby towns and cities by road, making it a convenient base for exploring the wider region.

Overall, Calver is a charming and idyllic village, offering a peaceful retreat for those seeking a rural lifestyle, while also providing easy access to the attractions and amenities of the surrounding area.

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Calver Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.266962/-1.636693 or Grid Reference SK2474. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Woodland behind the Eyre Arms This woodland on this hill behind the Eyre Arms is just to the south-west of the centre of SK27.

Woodland behind the Eyre Arms

This woodland on this hill behind the Eyre Arms is just to the south-west of the centre of SK27.

The Chequers Inn Former Wards brewery pub beside the A625 in Froggatt

The Chequers Inn

Former Wards brewery pub beside the A625 in Froggatt

The sign of The Chequers Inn See <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6922975">SK2476 : The Chequers Inn</a>.

The sign of The Chequers Inn

See SK2476 : The Chequers Inn.

Chequers Inn wall plaque Dating back to the halcyon days of the Wards brewery in Sheffield. Oh to be able to drink a pint of that excellent brew again!

Chequers Inn wall plaque

Dating back to the halcyon days of the Wards brewery in Sheffield. Oh to be able to drink a pint of that excellent brew again!

Crossroads in Calver A lot of people will only know Calver from these crossroads, as the A623 passes through, and the A625 turns off. There is a village green here, with more on the opposite side, but the village has quieter and more attractive bits.

Crossroads in Calver

A lot of people will only know Calver from these crossroads, as the A623 passes through, and the A625 turns off. There is a village green here, with more on the opposite side, but the village has quieter and more attractive bits.

Hillside below Calver Low Looking down towards Stoney Middleton. Eyam is just visible further up the far hill.

Hillside below Calver Low

Looking down towards Stoney Middleton. Eyam is just visible further up the far hill.

Field at the bottom of Coombs Dale The A623 runs at the other end of the field. The Derwent valley is in the background with Froggatt Edge on the far side.

Field at the bottom of Coombs Dale

The A623 runs at the other end of the field. The Derwent valley is in the background with Froggatt Edge on the far side.

Footpath and gate above Stoney Middleton The wooden structures around the gate show some evolutionary randomness.

Footpath and gate above Stoney Middleton

The wooden structures around the gate show some evolutionary randomness.

Hillside below Eaton Fold A chance to look down on the rooftops of Stoney Middleton.

Hillside below Eaton Fold

A chance to look down on the rooftops of Stoney Middleton.

Middleton Lane A steeply descending road through Stoney Middleton. The Derwent valley is in the distance.

Middleton Lane

A steeply descending road through Stoney Middleton. The Derwent valley is in the distance.

Green fields at the bottom of Middleton Dale Calver Peak is opposite.

Green fields at the bottom of Middleton Dale

Calver Peak is opposite.

Hillside above Stoke Brook The course of Stoke Brook below is obscured by shrubbery. Opposite is Hare Knoll and Calver.

Hillside above Stoke Brook

The course of Stoke Brook below is obscured by shrubbery. Opposite is Hare Knoll and Calver.

Fields by Knouchley Farm Looking down the Derwent Valley, with Curbar and Baslow Edges up on the left.

Fields by Knouchley Farm

Looking down the Derwent Valley, with Curbar and Baslow Edges up on the left.

Hilly farmland near Knouchley Farm Part of the western side of the Derwent valley opposite Froggatt.

Hilly farmland near Knouchley Farm

Part of the western side of the Derwent valley opposite Froggatt.

Path down to the Derwent Froggatt Edge is at the top of the other side.

Path down to the Derwent

Froggatt Edge is at the top of the other side.

River Derwent Very smooth flowing above Calver Weir.

River Derwent

Very smooth flowing above Calver Weir.

Froggatt Bridge Crossing the River Derwent. Grade II listed and mostly rebuilt in the 19th Century.

Froggatt Bridge

Crossing the River Derwent. Grade II listed and mostly rebuilt in the 19th Century.

River Derwent by New Bridge On the opposite side is the Shuttle House, for which the local authority conservation records are here: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR3974" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR3974">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>.

River Derwent by New Bridge

On the opposite side is the Shuttle House, for which the local authority conservation records are here: Link

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Calver is located at Grid Ref: SK2474 (Lat: 53.266962, Lng: -1.636693)

Administrative County: Derbyshire

District: Derbyshire Dales

Police Authority: Derbyshire

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 53.266962,-1.636693

Calver

Is In: Derbyshire, England, UK

Place: village

Wikidata: Q2073921

Wikipedia: en:Calver

Lat/Long: 53.2684861/-1.6414898

Calver Bridge

Bus: yes

Public Transport: stop_position

Lat/Long: 53.2668144/-1.63401

Pub

The Bridge Inn

Addr City: Hope Valley

Addr Postcode: S32 3XA

Addr Street: Calver Bridge

Addr Suburb: Curbar

Fhrs Id: 1626905

Food: yes

Real Ale: Greene King Abbot, Hardy and Hansons Kimberley, Back of the Net

Lat/Long: 53.2661742/-1.6310557

Pub

The Derwentwater Arms

Lat/Long: 53.268364/-1.6411023

Created By: Merkaartor 0.12

Lat/Long: 53.267936/-1.6294349

Created By: Merkaartor 0.12

Lat/Long: 53.2670498/-1.6301607

Hare Knoll

Natural: peak

Lat/Long: 53.2708583/-1.6384489

Cafe

The Eating House

Addr City: Hope Valley

Addr Postcode: S32 3XA

Addr Street: Calver Bridge

Addr Suburb: Curbar

Fhrs Id: 1626375

Lat/Long: 53.2668539/-1.6329843

Calver Mill

Historic: building

Lat/Long: 53.2678848/-1.6306222

Cafe

Cafe 19 at Whites

Addr City: Hope Valley

Addr Postcode: S32 3XH

Addr Street: Kingsgate

Addr Suburb: Calver

Contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cafe19atwhites/

Lat/Long: 53.2697342/-1.6424821

Barrier: stile

Material: stone

Source: survey;gps

Stile: stepover

Lat/Long: 53.2644571/-1.6342277

Barrier: stile

Material: wood

Source: survey;gps

Stile: stepover

Lat/Long: 53.2636802/-1.6393356

Barrier: stile

Material: stone

Source: survey;gps

Stile: squeezer

Lat/Long: 53.2665489/-1.6400864

Barrier: stile

Material: stone

Source: survey;gps

Stile: squeezer

Lat/Long: 53.266555/-1.640925

Barrier: stile

Material: stone

Source: survey;gps

Stile: squeezer

Lat/Long: 53.2665875/-1.641057

Barrier: entrance

Source: survey;gps

Lat/Long: 53.2672288/-1.6411239

Calver Weir

Board Type: history

Information: board

Tourism: information

Lat/Long: 53.2679715/-1.6323017

Recycling

Lat/Long: 53.2651857/-1.6302012

Bus Stop

Calver Bridge

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 1000DCSK3194

Naptan NaptanCode: dbsajtpt

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 53.2667738/-1.634051

Barrier: stile

Material: stone

Source: survey;gps

Stile: squeezer

Lat/Long: 53.2644272/-1.6335514

Parking

Parking: surface

Lat/Long: 53.2654952/-1.6304114

Post Office

Calver Post Office

Addr City: Hope Valley

Addr Postcode: S32 3XH

Addr Street: Kingsgate

Addr Suburb: Calver

Opening Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Ref Pol Id: 126118

Lat/Long: 53.2696492/-1.6421731

Historic: memorial

Lat/Long: 53.2678153/-1.6408699

Post Box

Collection Times: Mo-Fr 16:30; Sa 11:00

Note: Re-located from old Post Office, Main Street in 2015

Post Box Type: wall

Ref: S32 200

Royal Cypher: VR

Lat/Long: 53.2697002/-1.642078

Post Box

Collection Times: Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:30

Post Box Type: pillar

Ref: S32 564D

Lat/Long: 53.2668148/-1.633292

Defibrillator

Access: yes

Check Date: 2023-03-09

Defibrillator Location: On outside wall. Available 24/7.

Emergency: defibrillator

Indoor: no

Opening Hours: 24/7

Ref GB The Circuit: 9DD63F59-C1CA-4D2F-92A3-3592785CEBCA

Lat/Long: 53.2697853/-1.6422877

Bus Stop

Calver Bridge

Bus: yes

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 53.2664371/-1.6323643

Calver Bridge

Bus: yes

Public Transport: stop_position

Lat/Long: 53.266379/-1.6324188

Bus Stop

Calver Hassop Road

Bus: yes

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 53.2683744/-1.6435052

Calver Hassop Road

Bus: yes

Public Transport: stop_position

Lat/Long: 53.2683754/-1.6435641

Defibrillator

Access: yes

Check Date: 2023-03-09

Defibrillator Location: On outside wall. Available 24/7.

Emergency: defibrillator

Indoor: no

Lat/Long: 53.2664105/-1.6374398

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2682158/-1.6426185

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2680875/-1.64242

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2682736/-1.642015

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2690644/-1.6395929

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.266584/-1.6370815

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2666112/-1.6369983

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2666209/-1.6368133

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2663466/-1.6368723

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2663305/-1.636934

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2663161/-1.6369635

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2662519/-1.6344637

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2660393/-1.6344999

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 53.2666888/-1.6358176

Parking

Lat/Long: 53.2672402/-1.6300609

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 53.2661289/-1.6304574

Entrance: yes

Lat/Long: 53.266157/-1.6304073

Operator: National Grid Electricity Distribution

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 53.2627768/-1.634569

Operator: National Grid Electricity Distribution

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 53.2643948/-1.6357693

Operator: National Grid Electricity Distribution

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 53.2651704/-1.6363299

Operator: National Grid Electricity Distribution

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 53.2652202/-1.6380478

Location Transition: yes

Operator: National Grid Electricity Distribution

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 53.2661827/-1.6389075

The Derbyshire Gift Centre

Shop: gift

Lat/Long: 53.2668789/-1.6334309

Calver Mill Gallery

Tourism: gallery

Lat/Long: 53.2669097/-1.6321297

Give Way

Direction: forward

Lat/Long: 53.2656397/-1.6308843

Barrier: kissing_gate

Source: survey;gps

Lat/Long: 53.2689142/-1.631906

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 53.268996/-1.6414086

Bench

Backrest: yes

Lat/Long: 53.26887/-1.6407735

Bench

Backrest: no

Lat/Long: 53.2678159/-1.6408482

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