Buxworth
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Buxworth is a village in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. The area, which was once an important centre for the limestone industry, became the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal. Its pub, the Navigation Inn, was once owned by Coronation Street actress Pat Phoenix.[1]
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Buxworth
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Buxworth showing the 'Navigation Inn' | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK0282 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HIGH PEAK |
Postcode district | SK23 |
Dialling code | 01663 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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The village lies almost 2 miles (3.2 km) from Whaley Bridge and about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Manchester.