Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield. The Peak District National Park is three miles (4.8 km) to the west. The name comes from the Old English Dranfleld, probably meaning an open land infested with drone bees.
Peel Monument and High Street
The old Sheffield-Chesterfield road in Dronfield
Dronfield Railway Station
St. John the Baptist Parish Church
North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
Dronfield, the largest settlement in North East Derbyshire
Eckington, the second largest settlement in North East Derbyshire
Killamarsh, the third-largest settlement in North East Derbyshire and just adjacent to the border to Sheffield.
Clay Cross, the fourth-largest settlement in North East Derbyshire and close to Chesterfield