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Ford is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire in the county of Derbyshire in England.

Ford
Ford Location within Derbyshire
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S12
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53.331°N 1.397°W / 53.331; -1.397

Location

Ford lies just south of the South Yorkshire border, around 5 miles south-east of Sheffield City Centre, and just a mile south of the village of Ridgeway

History

The hamlet alongside Ridgeway village is estimated to be around 700–800 years old, and would once have been part of Sherwood Forest.

The Ford Farm building is estimated to have been built around 1750, and are grade-II listed.

The hamlet of Birley Hay which lies to the west of Ford also features a number of listed buildings and farm outhouses.

External links

• Form Farm history (PDF)
• Ridgeway & Ford History

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