Ford | |
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Ford shown within Derbyshire | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHEFFIELD |
Postcode district | S12 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Ford is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.
Ford lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and just a mile south of the village of Ridgeway
The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700-800 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest.
The Ford Farm building is estimated to have been built around 1750, and are grade-II listed.
The hamlet of Birley Hay which lies to the west of Ford also features a number of listed buildings and farm outhouses.