Little Longstone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The village is on a minor road west of Great Longstone, just off the B6465 road from Wardlow to Ashford-in-the-Water.[1] There is a Grade-II-listed Congregational Chapel[2] and a public house, the Packhorse Inn,[3] in the village. As in many small parishes, there is no parish council and local democracy is administered via a parish meeting.[4] In 2001 the parish had a population of 103.
| Little Longstone | |
|---|---|
 Little Longstone Congregational Chapel | |
  Little Longstone Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 103 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SK191718 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BAKEWELL |
| Postcode district | DE45 |
| Dialling code | 01629 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The parish includes parts of Monsal Dale and the hamlet of Monsal Head, and lies wholly within the Peak District National Park. The Monsal Trail, a popular cycleway and footpath following a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway,[5] runs just south of the village.[1]
Listed buildings and scheduled monuments
editThere are nine listed buildings in the parish (all listed at Grade II):
- village stocks[6] and adjacent house[7]
- Manor House,[8] stable block[9] and Dutch barn[10]
- Packhorse Inn[11]
- Monsal Dale Viaduct[12] (also known as Headstone Viaduct)
- Congregational Chapel[2]
- Cosy Cottage and adjoining cottage[13]
and four scheduled monuments, comprising one disused lead mine and a series of bowl barrows:
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