Friden, Derbyshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Friden - High Peak Trail - geograph.org.uk - 59337.jpg
Static Image Caption:High Peak Trail at Friden
Coordinates:53.143°N -1.746°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Friden
Shire District:Derbyshire Dales
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:BUXTON
Postcode District:SK17
Postcode Area:SK
Os Grid Reference:SK166603

Friden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hartington Nether Quarter, Derbyshire, England. It is 11miles south-east of Buxton, just off the Newhaven to Cromford Via Gellia road, and lies within the Peak District National Park.

The name "Friden" is derived from the goddess Frig, the wife of Woden.[1] It is on the route of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, which now forms the High Peak Trail.[2] Friden Grange is a Grade II listed building.[3] It is notable for the manufacture of refractory products at Friden brickworks.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Roles of the northern goddess
  2. http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/hptisstrails.pdf High Peak & Tissington Trails
  3. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-80529-friden-grange-hartington-nether-quarter/bingmap Friden Grange
  4. http://www.dsf.co.uk/ DSF Refractories & Minerals