Sparrowpit

{{Short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|static_image_name = Sparrowpit 087132 d431b0c8.jpg

|static_image_caption=Looking eastwards to the A623 and the Wanted Inn. This direct but steep road to Chapel-en-le-Frith through the village is the original turnpike route, but was superseded in the late 18th century by a new road via Barmoor Clough. The modern main road follows the newer route, hence the sharp bend at Sparrowpit.

|coordinates = {{coord|53.323|-1.865|display=inline,title}}

|map_type = Derbyshire

|official_name = Sparrowpit

|population =

|shire_district = High Peak

|shire_county = Derbyshire

|region = East Midlands

|constituency_westminster = High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)

|post_town = Buxton

|postcode_district = SK17

|postcode_area = SK

|dial_code =

|os_grid_reference = SK090806

}}

Sparrowpit is a small village between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Peak Forest in the High Peak area of the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.{{Cite news |title=Sparrowpit |language=en-GB |work=Peak District Online |url=https://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/sparrowpit/ |access-date=2023-05-07}}

The name is derived from 'spar row pit' from the fluorspar mines.

The village has an active community, including a methodist chapel and village hall.

It is situated at a crossroads where the main road (A623) takes a right-angled bend at the Wanted Inn. From this junction, one minor road takes a different and hillier route to Chapel-en-le-Frith, and another heads for Mam Tor and Castleton by way of the Winnats Pass.{{Cite book |last=Pakington |first=Humphrey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lr_7DAAAQBAJ&dq=Sparrowpit+derbyshire&pg=PA151 |title=English Villages And Hamlets |date=2016-09-06 |publisher=Read Books Ltd |isbn=978-1-4733-5326-8 |language=en}}

The watershed between rivers running east into the North Sea and west into the Irish Sea runs almost exactly through the village.