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Eckington is a large village in North East Derbyshire, 7 miles (11 km) north of Chesterfield and south of Sheffield on the border with South Yorkshire. Featured in the Domesday Book in 1086 (as Echintune) the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul dates back as far as 1100 in some areas. Eckington also has a small coal mine, the eastern part of the village, one of the very few in the country which still operates.

Local attractions include Renishaw Hall, a 400 year old Manor House.

Schools

The only secondary school in Eckington is Eckington School, a very large comprehensive school, with pupils going there from surrounding areas such as Killamarsh, Renishaw, Beighton, Ridgeway and sometimes Mosborough. Despite the school being closer to several Sheffield residential areas (including Beighton and Mosborough) than other Derbyshire ones, the admissions policy is set in such a way to favour pupils coming from the Derbyshire feeder schools in areas such as Killamarsh and Renishaw .

Eckington Comprehensive is designated a specialist engineering college.

On the border between South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, Eckington has its own local accent, a cross between the Yorkshire and Chesterfield accent. The Sheffield accent is the more strong.

Photos

• Eckington Cenotaph
• St Peter & St Paul's
• Old Market Street

References

1. Derbyshire Net
2. Derbyshire schools admissions policy

External links

• Inside-Eckington Website

• Villages in Derbyshire