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.

Owler Bar
Owler Bar.
Owler Bar Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK293780
Civil parish	Holmesfield
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLMESFIELD
Postcode district	S17
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53.299°N 1.561°W / 53.299; -1.561

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]

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