Great Hucklow
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  Great Hucklow shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUXTON |
| Postcode district | SK17 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Great Hucklow is a small village in the Derbyshire Peak District about 12 km south east of Chapel-en-le-Frith. It has a population of about 100. The land rises steeply to the north of the village to Hucklow Edge and at Camphill on the plateau above it there is a popular gliding field, which in 1954 hosted the World Gliding Championships.
There is a Unitarian Chapel. The Methodist Chapel, built in the early part of the 19th century, was converted to offices in 1999.
It had a theatre for 40 years. The theatre was run by Dr L. du Garde Peach and the actors and staff were from the local area.The first production (The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare) was in 1927 staged in the Hucklow Holiday Homes. The first set of plays in the New Play House was in 1938, with four one act plays written by Dr Peach. The New Play House was in a converted lead mining building (known locally as cupolas from the lead smelting furnace). The first 200 second hand seats cost 1 shilling and 9 pence each (less than 9p each!). The stage was 28 feet wide by 30 feet deep.
The village is host to an annual martial arts residency; this is a tradition stretching back almost (?) 20 years. The Tetsudo students can often be found enjoying the delights of inns and hostelries in Foolow, Tideswell and Edale early in August.
