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2 unusual facts about Hadfield


Hadfield, Derbyshire

The A57, which links Manchester to Sheffield via the Snake Pass, passes to the south of Hadfield, from Woolley Bridge to Dinting Vale.

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

When Hilary, Herr Lipp and Geoff come out, they are in Hadfield - the town where The League of Gentlemen is filmed.


Angela C. Smith

During her tenure Smith worked to reinstate the former Woodhead Line between Hadfield and Penistone.

Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park

Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park is located in the north-western Melbourne suburb of Hadfield, Victoria close to Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.

James Hadfield

Hadfield's early years are unknown but he was severely injured at the Battle of Tourcoing in 1794.

Matthew Ellison Hadfield

Hadfield also designed railway stations, including that at Glossop, together with the Wicker Arches viaduct, in the neo-classical style, in Sheffield in 1848.

Northern General Hospital

Hadfield Wing - named for Sir Robert Hadfield, this is the latest addition and houses many departments moving from soon-to-be emptied wings of the hospital, as well as a new neck of femur ward.

Octavius Hadfield

Octavius Hadfield (born 6 October 1814 at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - died 11 December 1904 at Edale, near Marton, Manawatu, New Zealand) was Archdeacon of Kapiti, Bishop of Wellington from 1870 to 1893 and Primate of New Zealand from 1890 to 1893.

Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway

The line was opened as far as Woodhead in 1844, with stations at Hadfield and Woodhead.

St Michael's Cemetery, Sheffield

These featured designs by Nathaniel Westlake and Matthew Hadfield and included the west window (in memory of Father James Fitzgerald), the Sienese crucifix and wall paintings of the four Resurrections.


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