Hayfield to the Royal Hotel, was purchased by the club in 1976 after famous ex-resident Arthur Lowe helped raise the necessary £5,000. There are several natural springs within Hayfield village, some of which once supplied part of the village's water. These are no longer in active use, although are 'dressed' yearly in well dressing ceremonies. Although classed as being in the East Midlands, Hayfield is at the northern extremity of the region and falls more within the influence of Manchester and Stockport in North West England. Some kind of settlement has been in existence in Hayfield since Roman times, and possibly
Hayfield branch line closed in January 1970. The line was purchased from British Rail by Derbyshire County Council in 1973 and now forms the Sett Valley Trail. Hayfield branch The Hayfield Branch was a single-track branch line that ran along the Sett Valley from the Hope Valley Line near to via one intermediate stop, . The branch opened in 1868 to serve the villages along the valley of the River Sett and the local mills. Passenger numbers were high especially in the summer months as the line provided easy access to the country. A short-lived continuation of the line was built in