Thornsett is a hamlet within thecivil parish ofNew Mills inDerbyshire. It lies between New Mills andHayfield,[1] and features a primary school,[2] a nursery, two pubs, a band room and a cemetery (created in 1993). It is roughly 13 miles (21 km) southeast of central Manchester and 22 miles (35 km) west of Sheffield. The hamlet is governed byHigh Peak Borough Council and, as it lies within New Mills' parish boundaries, New Mills Town Council.
Thornsett has always been in Derbyshire, unlike some other parts of New Mills. It was originally grouped, along with Beard,Ollersett andWhitle, as one of the ten hamlets that formed the area of Bowden Middlecale.[3] Bowden Middlecale has since been split up, with only these four hamlets forming part of the new township of New Mills.
The hamlet was once served byBirch Vale railway station[4] on a branch line (now theSett Valley Trail) fromNew Mills Central toHayfield Station (now demolished). The line opened in 1868 but passenger numbers declined after the Second World War; lack of use led to the line's closure in 1970 as part of theBeeching cuts. By 1975, the land occupied by the railway had been sold toDerbyshire County Council.
Birch Vale and Thornsett were served by a post office until its closure in 2008.[5] The nearest post offices are now in Hayfield and New Mills.
There were two chapels in the hamlet,[6] both of which have been converted into houses.
The hamlet is accessed only by local roads and has links to nearby New Mills,Rowarth,Mellor,Marple and Hayfield.[1]
The only bus route that runs through Thornsett is theHigh Peak 60,[7] which runs to Hayfield and New Mills.
The nearest stations areNew Mills Central andNew Mills Newtown, both with services toManchester andStockport, but also separately running toBuxton,Chesterfield,Sheffield andPreston.
TheRiver Sett runs below the hamlet, flowing fromKinder Scout to The Torrs in New Mills, where it joins theRiver Goyt.[1]
 | ThisDerbyshire location article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |