Luxury Holiday Cottages In Chelmorton

Chelmorton is a village whose claim to fame is that it is the highest village in Derbyshire and possibly the highest parish in the whole of England, with the Parish Church of St John the Baptist standing at 1,209 ft above sea-level. This `mountain village' - as it is described in the Derbyshire Guide book stands four and a half miles to the south east of Buxton, just over a mile from the A515 Buxton to Ashbourne road, and at the foot of Chelmorton Low which rises to 1,440 ft and dominates the skyline to the north and east. In marked contrast to the rest of the buildings in the village, which are mainly of white limestone with gritstone features, the parish church of St John the Baptist has a darker gritstone chancel, tower and spire, all mid 18th century additions to the original limestone church built by the Normans 500 years earlier. Opposite the church stands the appropriately named Church Inn, a delightful hostelry dating originally from the 1700's and there are several notable old houses dating from the 17th and 18th century. The remainder of Chelmorton is made up of small cottages which grew up around the village spring called the Illy Willy Water. Renting one of the luxury holiday cottages with countryside views shouldn’t be too difficult in this elevated area and if you are looking to bring your dog on holiday then choose one of the pet-friendly luxury holiday cottages in Chelmorton.