Fairfield

Fairfield was originally a village set apart from the town, where it lay within the bounds of the ancient Forest of the Peak. The village green was, and still is at its centre, forming a part of what is locally known as the Common.

Today, the common, once used to graze sheep and cattle, is now occupied by an eighteen hole golf course, the layout of which is seen as the motorist approaches Buxton from the north, along the A6.

A6 - Old Fairfield


View of Buxton from Fairfield

The Church of St Peter, built in 1839, stands on the site of a much earlier ecclesiastical building. Fairfield contains some of the oldest housing that still exists today, many dating from the early seventeenth century, and are fine examples of the local architecture of that bygone era.

Fairfield - New Houses

Fairfield has increased dramatically in size since WWII, with the building of hundreds of both Council and Private dwellings. These reach out almost as far as the Wye valley to the south. Today, Fairfield forms one of the most highly populated areas within the town of Buxton.

Fairfield - 2005