Area Info for Eckington (Derbyshire)

Overview of Eckington, Derbyshire

Eckington is a small town located in Derbyshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles north of Sheffield and 12 miles south of Chesterfield. The town is part of the North East Derbyshire district and is known for its historic and rural character.

History

Eckington has a rich history dating back to medieval times. The name is believed to derive from Old English, meaning "Ecca's farmstead." Historically, the area was primarily agricultural, with farming playing a significant role in its development. The town has several historic buildings and landmarks that reflect its long-standing heritage.

Community and Amenities

The town has a close-knit community with various local amenities including shops, pubs, and schools. It is served by Eckington School, providing education for children in the area. The local parish church, St. Peter's Church, is a notable historic site within the town.

Transport

Eckington is well-connected by road, with proximity to the M1 motorway facilitating travel to larger cities such as Sheffield, Chesterfield, and Nottingham. Public transport options include bus services that connect the town to surrounding areas.

Natural Environment

The surrounding area features scenic countryside, with parks and open spaces that are popular for outdoor activities. The River Rother flows nearby, adding to the natural beauty of the region.

Economy

Historically, the economy was based on agriculture and local industries. Today, residents often commute to nearby cities for work, although some local employment opportunities remain in retail, services, and small businesses within Eckington.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Northfield Junior School0.89 miles
Falcon Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2ED
Dronfield Stonelow Junior School1.07 miles
Stonelow Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2EP
Holmesdale Infant School1.19 miles
The Avenue, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2LR
Unstone St Mary's Infant School1.27 miles
Crow Lane, Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 4AL
Unstone Junior School1.39 miles
Main Road, Unstone, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 4AB
Lenthall Infant and Nursery School1.40 miles
Marsh Avenue, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2HB
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School1.48 miles
Green Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2FZ
Marsh Lane Primary School1.61 miles
School Road, Marsh Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S21 5RS
Dronfield Junior School1.69 miles
School Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 1RY
Dronfield Infant School1.69 miles
School Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 1RY
Lower Meadow Primary School1.69 miles
Batemoor Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8EE
Mossbrook School1.78 miles
Bochum Parkway, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8JR
Meadowhead School Academy Trust1.81 miles
Dyche Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8BR
Ridgeway Primary School2.03 miles
Main Road, Ridgeway, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S12 3XR
Norton Free Church of England Primary School2.13 miles
Matthews Lane, Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8JS
Valley Park Community School2.17 miles
Norton Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S14 1SL
Health
Clinic
Jordanthorpe Health Centre - Clover Group1.48 miles
Jordanthorpe Centre, 146 Dyche Road, Sheffield, S8 8DT
Jordanthorpe Health Centre1.49 miles
1 Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8DJ
Woodland View Nursing Home1.75 miles
1 Lightwood Lane, Sheffield, S8 8BG
Lightwood House1.75 miles
1 Lightwood Lane,, S8 8BG
Charnock Medical Centre2.29 miles
White Lane, White Lane, Sheffield, S12 3GH
136a Warminster Road2.82 miles
136a Warminster Road,, S8 8PQ
Buckwood View Nursing Home3.02 miles
6a Buck Wood View, Sheffield, S14 1LX
Newfield Green Clinic3.17 miles
541 Gleadless Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2BS
Newfield Nursing Home3.38 miles
1 Cat Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 3AY
Pain Management Solutions (Manor Clinic)3.40 miles
18 Ridgeway Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 2ST
Manor Clinic3.40 miles
18 Ridgeway Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 2ST
Archer Road3.45 miles
Unit E, Old Station Drive, Archer Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2PY
Primary Provider Company Ltd (Richmond Medical Centre)3.62 miles
Richmond Medical Centre, 462 Richmond Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8NA
Primary Provider Company Ltd HQ3.71 miles
1 Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2DW
Pain Management Solutions (Sloane Medical Centre)3.72 miles
2-4 Little London Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 0YH
Sloane Medical Practice3.72 miles
2 Little London Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 0YH
GP
Dr Park & partners1.06 miles
Oakhill Medical Practice, Oakhill Road, Dronfield, S18 2EJ
Clover Group - Jordanthorpe Health Centre1.49 miles
1 Dyche Lane, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8DJ
DRONFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE1.80 miles
Dronfield Medical Centre, High Street, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 1PY
Lowedges Surgery1.98 miles
127A Lowedges Road, Sheffield, S8 7LE
Sloan Medical Centre2.13 miles
29 Blackstock Road, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, S14 1AB
2.17 miles
Greenhill Health Centre, 482 Lupton Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 7NQ
The Meadowhead Group Practice2.24 miles
School Lane, Greenhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 7RL
Charnock Health Primary Care Centre2.29 miles
White Lane, Sheffield, S12 3GH
The Mathews Practice White Lane Medical Centre2.37 miles
203 White Lane, Sheffield, S12 3GG
Stonecroft Medical Centre2.40 miles
871 Gleadless Road, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, S12 2LJ
The Avenue Medical Practice2.51 miles
7 Reney Avenue, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, S8 7FH
Birley Health Centre2.55 miles
120 Birley Lane, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, S12 3BP
Gosforth Valley Medical Practice2.58 miles
Gosforth Valley Medical Centre, Gorsey Brigg, Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire, S18 8UE
Jaunty Springs Health Centre2.62 miles
53 Jaunty Way, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 3DZ
Woodseats Medical Centre2.65 miles
4 Cobnar Road, Woodseats, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8QB
Abbey Lane Surgery2.81 miles
23 Abbey Lane, Sheffield, S8 0BJ
Hospital
Alpha Hospital Sheffield4.11 miles
83 East Bank Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 3PX
Royal Hallamshire Hospital5.28 miles
Glossop Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2JF
Ash Green5.30 miles
Ashgate Road, Ashgate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 7JE
Chesterfield Royal Hospital5.34 miles
Calow, Top Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital5.36 miles
76 Wellesley Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2SZ
Sheffield Children's Hospital5.36 miles
Western Bank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2TH
Weston Park Hospital5.41 miles
Whitham Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2SJ
Hartington Unit5.42 miles
Hartington Unit, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL
BMI Thornbury Hospital5.58 miles
312 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BR
Rotherham Adult Mental Health Service - Access Team6.08 miles
142a Aughton Road, Swallownest, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 4TH
Claremont Private Hospital6.12 miles
401 Sandygate Road, Sheffield,, S10 5UB
Walton Hospital6.16 miles
Whitecotes Lane,, S40 3HW
Northern General Hospital6.86 miles
Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 7AU
Rotherham Hospital8.09 miles
Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UD
Rotherham Older People's Mental Health Services8.09 miles
Woodlands Unit, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 2UD
Bolsover Hospital8.32 miles
Welbeck Road,, S44 6DH
Pharmacy
Peak Pharmacy1.33 miles
5 Greendale Shopping Ctr, Dronfield, Sheffield, S18 6LJ
Lloydspharmacy1.49 miles
Jordanthorpe Health Centre, 1 Dyche Close, Jordanthorpe, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ
Lloydspharmacy1.80 miles
Dronfield Medical Centre, High Street, Dronfield, S18 1PY
Lloydspharmacy2.04 miles
333 Meadowhead, SHEFFIELD, S8 7UP
Rowlands Pharmacy2.06 miles
126 Lowedges Road, Lowedges, SHEFFIELD, S8 7LD
Peak Pharmacy2.28 miles
1 Stubley Drive, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 8QY
Charnock Pharmacy2.29 miles
Charnock Health Primary Care, White Lane, Gleadless, SHEFFIELD, S12 3GH
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.34 miles
White Lane Pharmacy, 202 White Lane, Gleadless, SHEFFIELD, S12 3GL
Gleadless Valley Pharmacy Limited2.41 miles
The Old Library, 153 Blackstock Road, SHEFFIELD, S14 1FX
N Armstrong Ltd2.48 miles
867 Gleadless Road, SHEFFIELD, S12 2LG
Greenhill Pharmacy2.52 miles
206 Bocking Lane, Greenhill, SHEFFIELD, S8 7BP
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.55 miles
Birley Lane Health Centre, 120 Birley Lane, SHEFFIELD, S12 3BP
Peak Pharmacy2.58 miles
Gosforth Valley Med Ctr, Gorsey Brigg, Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire, S18 8UE
Basegreen Pharmacy2.62 miles
37-39 Jaunty Way, Basegreen, SHEFFIELD, S12 3DZ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy2.70 miles
1a Cobnar Road, Woodseats, SHEFFIELD, S8 8QA
Peak Pharmacy2.74 miles
148 High Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2AN
Leisure
Park
OAKES PARK (Grade II Listed)1.84 miles
GLEADLESS VALLEY3.01 miles
BREARLEY WETLAND3.05 miles
BLUEBANK POOLS3.28 miles
BEAUCHIEF HALL (Grade II Listed)3.33 miles
RENISHAW HALL (Grade II* Listed)3.72 miles
CITY ROAD CEMETERY, SHEFFIELD (Grade II Listed)4.08 miles
NORFOLK HERITAGE PARK (Grade II* Listed)4.13 miles
ECCLESALL WOODS4.21 miles
SHARROW SCHOOL GREEN ROOF4.23 miles
HOLME BROOK4.37 miles
SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY (Grade II* Listed)4.61 miles
WHINFELL QUARRY GARDEN (Grade II Listed)4.61 miles
MONUMENT GROUNDS, SHEFFIELD (Grade II Listed)4.62 miles
SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY4.62 miles
ROTHER VALLEY4.75 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Dronfield1.31 miles
Greendale, S18 2LJ
Batemoor Convenience Store1.46 miles
1 White Thorn View, Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 8EU
Co-op Dronfield1.48 miles
Dronfield Hartington, S18 2LF
Co-op Sheffield1.50 miles
Jordanthorpe Centre, S8 8DX
Heron Foods Jordanthorpe1.51 miles
Unit 1 Jordanthorpe, S8 8DX
Nisa Jordanthorpe Food1.51 miles
3-4 Jordanthorpe Centre, Dyce Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8DX
ALDI Sheffield Road1.77 miles
Dronfield, S18 2GG
Sainsbury's Dronfield1.80 miles
Wreakes Lane, Dronfield, S18 1NW
Co-op Dronfield1.82 miles
Dronfield, S18 1PD
Meadowhead2.04 miles
335 Meadowhead, Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 7UP
Nisa Tmk Supermarkets Ltd2.07 miles
114-118 Low Edges Rd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 7LD
Co-op Sheffield2.15 miles
Constable Road, S14 1BA
Co-op Sheffield2.28 miles
Gleadless, S12 3GH
Sainsbury's Gleadless Local2.40 miles
Gleadless Road, Sheffield, S12 2LL
Nisa Jordanthorpe Food & Wine Ltd2.41 miles
159 Blackstock Rd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S14 1FX
Lowedges Conv Store2.44 miles
228 Lowedges Road, Sheffield South Yorks S8 7JB
Transport
Airport
Sheffield City Airport6.20 miles
Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport21.28 miles
East Midlands Airport33.72 miles
Manchester Airport Terminal 334.66 miles
Manchester Airport34.77 miles
Manchester Airport Terminal 134.81 miles
Manchester Airport Terminal 235.09 miles
Leeds Bradford International Airport39.65 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport65.18 miles
Bus Stop
Eckington Road (S)0.00 miles
Eckington Road (N)0.00 miles
Bentley Farm (S)0.25 miles
Bentley Farm (N)0.25 miles
Firthwood Road (E)0.49 miles
The Gate (N)0.52 miles
Firthwood Road (W)0.53 miles
Ferndale Road Top (S)0.68 miles
Ferndale Road Top (N)0.70 miles
Sharman Close (NW)0.77 miles
Sharman Close (SE)0.78 miles
Oakhill Road (NE)0.79 miles
Oakhill Road (SW)0.80 miles
High Street (NE)0.83 miles
Barrack Road (NE)0.83 miles
Barrack Road (SE)0.84 miles
Railway Station
Dronfield Rail Station1.57 miles
Dore & Totley Rail Station3.55 miles
Sheffield Rail Station4.80 miles
Woodhouse Rail Station4.83 miles
Chesterfield Rail Station5.05 miles
Darnall Rail Station5.17 miles
Kiveton Bridge Rail Station7.20 miles
Meadowhall Rail Station7.42 miles
Grindleford Rail Station7.94 miles
Kiveton Park Rail Station8.22 miles
Rotherham Central Rail Station8.92 miles
Hathersage Rail Station9.04 miles
Creswell (Derbys) Rail Station9.56 miles
Whitwell (Derbys) Rail Station9.89 miles
Chapeltown Rail Station10.55 miles
Bamford Rail Station10.70 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (S18 3B*)
Number of Properties in Catchment418
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
26, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£437,500
2025-02-27
semidetached
freehold
9, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£360,000
2021-08-23
detached
freehold
7, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£510,000
2017-07-14
detached
freehold
23, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£415,000
2015-04-01
detached
freehold
DOBHOLME HOUSE, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£499,995
2013-03-04
detached
freehold
Sold 2008-05-16   £650,000
2, GEER LANE
RIDGEWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S12 3YH		£430,000
2008-07-09
semidetached
freehold
2 - 4, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£337,500
2008-03-14
semidetached
freehold
22, MAIN ROAD
TROWAY
SHEFFIELD
DERBYSHIRE
S21 5RR		£155,000
1997-06-16
detached
freehold
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