Wheatcroft, Derbyshire

Wheatcroft, Derbyshire

Wheatcroft is a small hamlet in the hills of Amber Valley, near Crich, Derbyshire, England. Wheatcroft has no shop or church and while it once had a chapel it has been renovated into a small holiday cottage.

Wheatcroft is split into two areas; Wheatcroft Mount and Lower Wheatcoft. Over twenty people live in permanent residence.

Wheatcroft has been in continued existence since 1210 as it was recorded in a same of land under the name of "watedroft" Further evidence to support the antiquity of Wheatcroft comes form the early 1400s as one of the larger houses is said to have dated from the this period.


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