| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Sparrowpit 087132 d431b0c8.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Looking eastwards to the A623 and the Wanted Inn. This direct but steep road to Chapel-en-le-Frith through the village is the original turnpike route, but was superseded in the late 18th century by a new road via Barmoor Clough. The modern main road follows the newer route, hence the sharp bend at Sparrowpit. |
| Coordinates: | 53.323°N -1.865°W |
| Map Type: | Derbyshire |
| Official Name: | Sparrowpit |
| Shire District: | High Peak |
| Shire County: | Derbyshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | Buxton |
| Postcode District: | SK17 |
| Postcode Area: | SK |
| Os Grid Reference: | SK090806 |
Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.[1]
The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines.
The village has an active community, including a methodist chapel and village hall.
It is situated at a crossroads where the main road (A623) takes a right-angled bend at the Wanted Inn. From this junction, one minor road takes a different and hillier route to Chapel-en-le-Frith, and another heads for Mam Tor and Castleton by way of the Winnats Pass.[2]
The watershed between rivers running east into the North Sea and west into the Irish Sea runs almost exactly through the village.