Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a market town and borough of Derbyshire, England. It is the largest town in Derbyshire, and is situated on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper.

Chesterfield Halal Travel Guide

History

Chesterfield originally had been a regarded as a berewick of Newbold in the doomsday book, though during the Medieval period this relationship changed with Chesterfield being the prime destination.

Along the river Hipper in particular Chesterfield gained a reputation for leather tanning in this period and its prominence was confirmed in 1204 with the granting of a market charter. It is reasonable to expect that there was a market before this date, located on the north side of the current Street Mary’s church, though sometime after the granting of the charter and the market moved to its’ current position. In all likelihood, this would have occurred over a period of years. The success of the Market is largely due to the geographical position of Chesterfield. Livestock and woollen products farmed in the peak neighborhood would have been traded with arable products farmed in Lincolnshire. There was also a trade in salt from Cheshire, which is still reflected in street names such as Saltergate. In essence, most of the trade was east-west.

At the start of the industrial revolution, Chesterfield and its surrounding areas sat upon large coal reserves and the growth of areas that make up much of the modern town, such as Brampton, Whittington and Hasland can be attributed to mining and the development of a manufacturing base. Pottery, engineering and beauty products made at Robinsons as well as coal mining and coal product manufacturing were the prevalent industries, effectively until the 1980s. It is a little known fact in this period that Chesterfield was one of the first towns in Britain to have electric street lighting, from 1881 no less.

From the 1960s and the Royal Mail became the town's largest single employer, with many functions such as accountancy and IT being performed in the town. Today, Chesterfield retains much of its’ historic character in the town centre, despite recent shopping developments, particularly on Vicar Lane, and has latterly been the benefactor of substantial regeneration of some of its old industrial sites within the borough and beyond.

Crooked Chesterfield

Chesterfield's most-recognisable landmark, clearly seen from any train passing by the town on the Sheffield to London mainline, is the crooked spire of Street Mary's and All Saints Church. It was constructed in 1362, to sit atop a tower built earlier in the century. Although it was built straight and the spire has been both twisted and leaning for many hundreds of years, evidenced in the rich local folklore around the church. One story was that the Devil himself was seated one day on the church, with his tail wrapped around the spire, intent on causing mischief to the town. The townspeople bandied together to ring the church bells, which startled the Devil so much that he jumped and fled, with his swishing tail causing the spire to twist in its wake. Another less favourable estimation of Chesterfielders holds that a virgin once married in the church, and the church was so surprised that it craned its spire around to take a look at the bride. Should a virgin ever again marry in Street Mary's Church and the spire will right itself!

The first attempt at an actual historical explanation for the spire's odd shape states that since it was constructed in the wake of the Black Death (bubonic plague) and there must have been a lack of skilled craftsmen on hand to complete such a delicate job. The theory holds that a bunch of idiot builders simply bodged it, using the wrong kind of wood and poor techniques. This theory was added to at a later date by claims that the lead tiling that covers the spire twists because of a heat discrepancy when the sun is shining on one side and not the other. As for why this doesn't affect other church spires in the area is unknown; maybe the tales of clumsy devils and rarer than hen's teeth virgins really are true...

How to travel to Chesterfield

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Travel on a Bus in Chesterfield

Stagecoach bus run to and from Sheffield.

National Express coaches run all over England, some routes stopping at Chesterfield.

 Trent Barton operates coaches to and from Nottingham (via Derby). This service is called the Red Arrow.

Local buses run to and from Bolsover, Mansfield (England) | Mansfield, Nottingham, Clay Cross, Alfreton, Matlock, Dronfield, Sheffield and Eckington.

As usual and there is a much reduced service on Sundays.

By car

Chesterfield is close to the M1 motorway and is reached via the A617. However, from Sheffield, it is probably quicker to use the A61. If approaching from the north via the M1, it is recommended that you exit the M1 at Junction 29, as thit is considerably quicker. (Junction 30 will also be signposted towards Chesterfield, but that route is a slower journey.

Once you are in Chesterfield and there are some spacious vehicle parks dotted around the town centre. Most of these have a moderate parking charge.

Travel by train to Chesterfield

Frequent trains link Chesterfield station GPS 53.238222,-1.419722 with Sheffield, Derby, Manchester, Leicester and London Street Pancras. If you want to travel on a local train into the Peak District: Hathersage, Edale and Hope (Derbyshire) | Hope and these can be visited from Chesterfield by changing at Sheffield. Through tickets are available.

What to see in Chesterfield

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• Street Mary's and All Saint Church - The Crooked Spire | Church Way 53.23614, -1.424251 ☎ +44 1246 206506 Opening Hours: M–Saturday: 9:00–16:15; daily guided tours of the spire from Easter to Christmas Free; spire tour: £5 adult, £3 child - Chesterfield Parish Church - Church of Street Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield The town's most famous landmark
• Revolution House High Street, Old Whittington, S41 9JZ 53.269791, -1.425595 ☎ +44 1246 345727 Opening Hours: Summer only, Sa, Su, bank holiday M: 11:00–16:00 Free three hundred years ago, this cottage was an alehouse and the 'Cock and Pynot' ('Pynot' is a dialect word for magpie), and it was here, as history and tradition relate, that three local noblemen - the Earl of Devonshire (from nearby Chatsworth) and the Earl of Danby and Mr. John D'Arcy - met to begin planning their part in events which led to the overthrow of King James II in favour of William and Mary of Orange.

• George Stephenson's grave Holy Trinity Church, Street Helen's Close 53.240214, -1.428637 Free The final resting place of the civil engineer and "Father of Railways"

• Queen's Park 53.233, -1.433891 Free Queen's Park, Chesterfield

A beautiful, family-oriented park via a bridge opposite the council house

Shopping in Chesterfield

• Chesterfield Market 53.235495, -1.428921is the largest market in the area and was given a charter in 1204. This charter states that the market cannot be closed down unless nothing is bought there for a week.

• The Pavements 53.234931, -1.429559 Shopping centre with typical brand names

• The Yards 53.234755, -1.427196 features a handful of local independent shops, such as Organic Kitchen, Pet Shop and M's gallery.

• Almost every Sunday morning,there is a vehicle boot sale at Holywell Cross vehicle park. Thit is an ideal place to buy second-hand goods (and get a bargain!). As a result and the vehicle park is closed to traffic on Sundays. However and there is a multi-storey vehicle park adjacent to the vehicle boot sale (open every day including Sundays).
• Vicar Lane and The Pavements Provide most of the usual chanstores you would expect in a large town, The town centre itself, which links the two, also has numerous chainstores and independent shops

Halal Restaurants

Please be informed that on some destination such as Chesterfield we had no local Muslim/a that has researched some of the area. If you are a Muslim/a and have been to Chesterfield or would like to maintain the eHalal Guide to Chesterfield, please contact us at guides@ehalal.io or email us your updates.

• Crossroads Cafe 51 Brimington Road North 53.258513, -1.422206 ☎ +44 1246 453875 - Basic décor with good classic food.

• Rose & Crown 104 Old Road, Brampton 53.233154, -1.453652 ☎ +44 1246 563750
• The Old Post Restaurant 43 Holywell Street 53.23798, -1.425815 ☎ +44 1246 279479
• Peacocks Coffee Lounge 67 Broad Pavement 53.235135, -1.428674 on Low Pavement ☎ +44 1246 237771is a marvellous coffee shop with plenty of seating and, more importantly, brilliant refreshments.

• Northern tea merchants | Crown House, 193 Chatsworth Road - GPS: 53.234047, -1.445996 A mile west out of the town centre along Chatsworth Road ☎ +44 1246 232600 Opening Hours: 9-5 mon-sat Good spot for afternoon tea. Wide range of high quality of tea and coffee beans and big slices of cakes. Also sandwiches and panini. Tea leaves and coffee beans can also be bought to take home.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Chesterfield

Chesterfield - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Chesterfield, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Chesterfield. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Chesterfield and its surrounding regions.

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The eHalal Travel Group's Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Chesterfield is now accessible on this page. The guide will be regularly updated to ensure that Muslim travelers have access to the latest information, thus reinforcing its status as a reliable companion for Muslim travelers exploring Chesterfield.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Ibis Lordsmill Street 53.232952, -1.423068 Town Centre ☎ +44 1246 221333
• Premier Inn - Chesterfield North | Tapton Lock Hill 53.250785, -1.419686 behind Tesco Superstore A61 ☎ +44 871 527 8238
• Premier Inn - Chesterfield West Baslow Road, Eastmoor 53.237713, -1.542295 Highwayman Pub A619 ☎ +44 871 527 9476
• Travel Lodge Brimington Road North, Old Whittington 53.260195, -1.427334A61 North of Town ☎ +44 871 984 6129
• Anis Louise Guest House | 34 Clarence Road 53.23684, -1.434822 ☎ +44 1246 235412 £27 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 10.30AM 4-star guesthouse with private on-site carpark, free wi-fi, and digital TV. All rooms with en-suite bathrooms.

• Casa Hotel Lockoford Lane 53.250901, -1.42387 ☎ +44 1246 245986
• Ringwood Hall Hotel Ringwood Road, Brimington 53.258231, -1.382396 ☎ +44 1246 280077

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More Muslim friendly Destinations from Chesterfield

• Go hiking in the attractive Peak District.
• The city of Sheffield is just to the north.

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