"HAYFIELD, an independent chapelry, generally
included in the parish of Glossop, is four miles S. from Glossop,
and about the same distance N. from Chapel-en-le-Frith. It is
a populous manufacturing district, having several large cotton
spinning factories, and one for woollen goods. The church is a
handsome modern edifice, rebuilt by the inhabitants in 1818, and
the interior is much admired for its neatness. The living is a
perpetual curacy, and the resident freeholders have the privilege
of nominating the minister."
Description from Pigot and Co's
Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835
