Chapel-en-le-Frith
Hamlets
WHITEHOUGH 1.25 miles north of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Whitehough is a picturesque hamlet that shelters in a deep, cosy valley below Chinley Churn. It's picturesque cottages and it's two inns, the Old Hall and the Paper Mill, are clustered around the Elizabethan Old Hall. A miniature monument at the ce...
Surrounding Area
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a Market Town with a history stretching back almost 800 years. It has a fascinating 'Old Town' at its heart and offers visitors lots of things to see and do both within the town and in the stunning surrounding countryside. Eccles Pike is a 1.5 mile walk from the town centre an...
War Memorials
The Chapel-en-le-Frith War Memorial is situated on the Market Place and the names of all those who served in WW1 are listed. + against the names denotes those who died in service in WW1. The names of those who died in service in WW2 are inscribed around the base of the Memorial. Details of all the ...
Lots to see and do
Chapel-en-le-Frith originated from a small chapel, built in 1225 by the keepers of the Royal Forest, and is the historic Capital of the Peak. Today, the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small rural town with a historic core and a range of independent shops and services, including award winning cafes...
Town Trail
Modern Chapel is a community of some 8,000 people but, as one would expect in a town with a history which stretches across seven centuries, a substantial Old Town survives its core. Old stone houses cling to the hillside below the Parish Church, which occupies the sire of the original thirteenth ce...
Chapel Walks
Walking in and around the Parish There are six walks, of varying lengths, that can be downloaded below. Copies are also available at the Parish Council Tourist Information point in the Town Hall, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith. There are many public footpaths throughout the Parish. These footpat...
Stocks
The stocks, located on Chapel-en-le-Frith Market Place, could well date from the Cromwellian period. If you pose here for a shot from a camera, spare a thought for the people who had shots of a rather more unpleasant kind aimed at them when there were secured to this device. Next to the Stocks is t...
Topograph Eccles Pike
Eccles Pike is an isolated hill three miles to the west of Chapel en le Frith. It consists of gritstone, pink in colour at the summit. While not as prominent as the surrounding hills of Cracken Edge and Combs Moss it is popular with walkers. At 370 metres above sea level, it offers good views of Ma...
Wells
Each year seven wells dressed: 1. Town Well Dressing outside the Town Hall on Market Street 2. Methodist Church Well Dressing further east on Market Street, outside the Methodist Church 3. Bowden Lane Well Dressing at the junction of Hayfield Road and Bowden Lane, just off Market Street, near the P...