Ashleyhay

Ashley Hay

Ashley Hay, looking towards Spout.

Ashleyhay parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population 105 
OS grid referenceSK291517
DistrictAmber Valley
Shire countyDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MATLOCK
Postcode district DE4
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
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Ashleyhay (Old English Enclosure at the ash-tree wood or clearing[1] ) is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, about five miles north-west of Belper. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 105.

Ashleyhay also hosts the local music festival appropriately named 'The Ashleyhay Festival' which contains a variety of local bands and draws in locals from all of Derbyshire for the event.

References

  1. "Ashleyhay". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham. Retrieved 21 Aug 2013.

Coordinates: 53°03′43″N 1°33′58″W / 53.062°N 1.566°W