The Warming Stone: Reminiscences of early 20th-Century Childhood in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

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It has been dubbed the "Capital of the Peak", in reference to the Peak District, historically the highland areas between the Saxon lands (below the River Trent) and the Vikings lands (which came as far south as Dore, Sheffield). Major Richard John Wrottesley, 5th Baron Wrottesley MC (1918 in Chapel-en-le-Frith – 1977), British peer and army officer The town's local radio stations are BBC Radio Manchester on 95.1 FM and Greatest Hits Radio Derbyshire (previously Imagine FM and High Peak Radio) on 106.6 FM. Lloyd Cole (born 1961 in Buxton), English singer and songwriter, lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989, grew up in Chapel-en-le-Frith

Historic England. "Ford Hall(Grade II) (1088059)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 March 2013. – its Coach House, Garden House and Bridge are all separately listed. Freeview Light on the Ladder Hill (Derbyshire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV . Retrieved 4 September 2023. a b Sharpe, Neville T. (2002). Crosses of the Peak District. Landmark Collectors Library. ISBN 9781843060192. A Brief History of the Parish". Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012 . Retrieved 18 March 2013. New BBC TV drama The Village set in Derbyshire's Peak District". Derby Telegraph. 31 March 2013 . Retrieved 4 November 2016.Chapel-en-le-Frith station is located one mile (1.5km) from the town centre, on the Buxton line between Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly. The journey to Manchester takes 40–50 minutes; it is well-used as a commuter line for work and access to post-16 education.

Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: CP 40/561; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/H4/CP40no561/bCP40no561dorses/IMG_1202.htm (last entry, end of line 1)Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill and the local relay transmitters. [12] [13] There is a regular market place, on the setts raised above the High Street, which is still used every Thursday to host the local market (though due to the current retail climate, the number of stalls present has declined considerably). A market cross has a faint date which may read 1636, but the cross itself is considerably older. [4] Institutions [ edit ]

Historic England. "Barn at Brook House Farm(Grade II) (1140153)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 March 2013. Historic England. "Stodhart Lodge(Grade II) (1298848)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 March 2013. Philip Marchington (1736 in Chapel-en-le-Frith – 1808), merchant and political figure in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in Canada from 1786 to 1793 a b Bunting, William Braylesford (1940). Chapel-en-le-Frith – Its History and its People (1sted.). Manchester: Sherratt & Hughes. pp.277–278 . Retrieved 17 January 2018.Bebbington, Gina (18 November 2014). "Schoolboy stars in Halfords TV advert". Northwich Guardian . Retrieved 8 September 2017. Historic England. "Ollerenshaw Hall(Grade II) (1088052)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 March 2013. There is also a leisure centre, with tennis courts co-located with High School which provides a range of fitness classes and sports facilities. The village of Combs, west of the town, gives its name to the adjacent Combs Reservoir. The Old Brook House (and its barn), close to the Beehive Inn in the centre of Combs, are listed buildings; [19] [20] parts of the house's grand layout clearly date from the 17th and 18th centuries and, as such, it is similar to Marsh Hall closer to Chapel. [21] Collins, Kenneth J (2003). John Wesley A Theological Journey (2003ed.). Nashville Tennessee: Abingdon Press. ISBN 0-687-02788-8.