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Owler Bar

Coordinates: 53°17′56″N 1°33′40″W / 53.299°N 1.561°W / 53.299; -1.561
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Owler Bar
Owler Bar.
Owler Bar is located in Derbyshire
Owler Bar
Owler Bar
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK293780
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLMESFIELD
Postcode districtS17
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°17′56″N 1°33′40″W / 53.299°N 1.561°W / 53.299; -1.561

Owler Bar is a small area of settlement and locally important road junction in the parish of Holmesfield, Derbyshire, England.[1] It lies at an altitude of 305 metres and is just south of the county border with Sheffield, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It lies five miles (8.0 km) west of the town of Dronfield and is where the A 621, B6054 and B6051 roads meet. The junction of the roads takes the form of an unusually large roundabout, or one-way system.

Despite its small size, the hamlet has two pubs: the Peacock[1] and the Moorlands.[2] A cairn lies immediately north of the hamlet.[3] Notable residents have included rambler G. H. B. Ward.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stuff, Good. "The Peacock Inn, Holmesfield, Derbyshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ Pubs In Owler Bar, Sheffield
  3. ^ The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Owler Bar Cairn
  4. ^ "Local history Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine", Dore to Door, Spring 2001