Geerlane

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|region= East Midlands

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|post_town= SHEFFIELD

|postcode_district = S12

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Geerlane is a hamlet in North East Derbyshire, England.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walk-1836-description|title=The Moss Valley from Ford - Derbyshire - Walk 1836 - a walk description from Walking Britain.|last=Johnson|first=Lou|website=www.walkingbritain.co.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-01-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/s123yh|title=Interesting Information for Geer Lane, Ridgeway, Sheffield, S12 3YH Postcode|last=StreetCheck|website=StreetCheck|language=en|access-date=2019-01-10}}

The hamlet is located in Moss Valley, by the side of The Moss. It has a farm, called Geerlane Farm, where a farmer was killed in 2010 after being trampled by his cattle.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/farmer-trampled-to-death-by-cattle-as-daughter-looked-on-1-2569717|title=Farmer trampled to death by cattle as daughter looked on|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk}}

The hamlet is located {{convert|2/3|miles|spell=in}} north of Troway, {{convert|1/2|mile|spell=in}} west of Ford, and {{convert|1+2/3|miles}} south-east of Charnock in south-eastern Sheffield.

There was formerly a small quarry in Geerlane which provided the hamlet's main source of employment. Since its closure, the local economy has been based around farming.

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