The Village of Litton

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The village of Litton lies near the heart of the Peak District, one mile east of Tideswell, five miles from Bakewell, eight miles from Buxton and less than 20 miles from Sheffield.

Originally a lead miners’ village, the village had a flourishing stocking making industry in the eighteenth century.

Candlelight Cottage looks onto the village green, with its stone cross and pair of stocks. The Red Lion Inn is well known for the quality of its beer and catering and the village shop provides essential provisions, post office facilities and home made cakes.

A photograph inside Candlelight Cottage shows the house at the turn of the 20th century when it was a grocer’s shop. Earlier records show that the house used to be two cottages.

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Litton village green
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Litton Village

A short walk away, in nearby Litton Dale, an ancient medieval field system can still be seen.

Litton is superbly located for breathtaking scenery typical of the 'White Peak' area of limestone dales.

Nearby Cressbrook Dale is a Nature Reserve and lies only a short walk from the village.

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Peter's Stone in Cressbrook Dale
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Orchids in the local dales

There are excellent walks from the door, especially down Litton and Tideswell Dales to reach the River Wye near Water cum Jolly, or down Tansley and Cressbrook Dales down to Monsal Dale and Monsal Head.

Cressbrook Dale and Tansley Dale are famous for their wild flowers, as are several other local dales.

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Monsal Dale from Monsal Head
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A winter view of Litton

At Christmas time the area hosts a range of Christmas activities, such as carols in the caves at Castleton, music by local brass bands, events at nearby Chatsworth House, Xmas markets and whole villages dressed with Christmas lights. The Litton Christmas tree is positioned just opposite Candlelight Cottage.

In the summer, Litton and many other local villages create unique well dressings from flower petals.

All text and photos © Candlelight Cottage and Cressbrook Multimedia

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A Litton welldressing

Directions to Litton:

From Junction 29 of the M1.Take the A617 to Chesterfield, the A619 to Baslow and then the A623 towards Chapel-en-le-Frith. Litton is signposted on the left after the junction with the B6465.
From the northwest.Take the A6 to Chapel-en-le-Frith, and the A623 direction Chesterfield. Litton is signposted to the right after the various signs for Tideswell.
From the South.Take the A6 to Bakewell, the A6 towards Buxton, the B6465 to wards Monsal Head and Wardlow, then briefly the A623 towards Chapel before you will see the signs to turn left to Litton.

Public Transport.
Buses. A number of bus routes operate through Litton linking the village to Bakewell, Chesterfield and Manchester, Buxton, Sheffield and Meadowhall shopping centre.
Rail. The nearest mainline stations are Chesterfield and Sheffield; smaller stations nearby include Buxton and all the stations in the Hope Valley.
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