Furness Vale

Furness Vale

Infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=The A6 passes through Furness Vale.
latitude = 53.349
longitude = -1.990
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Furness Vale
population =
shire_district = High Peak
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town =HIGH PEAK
postcode_district = SK23
postcode_area = SK
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK007835

Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England situated between New Mills and Whaley Bridge. It is bisected by the A6 road and the Peak Forest Canal. Locally known as Furness, it comes under the administration of Whaley Bridge town council. It has a population of approximately 10.

The town has a small community primary school, Furness Vale Primary School for boys and girls aged 4–11. For secondary education, children travel further afield—typically to Chapel-en-le-Frith, New Mills, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, or Buxton. Other local services include a post office, two pubs (The Soldier Dick and The Crossings), a social club, a Cantonese restaurant and a railway station.

ee also

*Furness Vale railway station


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