Country: | England |
Static Image: | Halter Devils Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 11358.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | Halter Devils Chapel near Mercaston. |
Coordinates: | 52.985°N -1.603°W |
Map Type: | Derbyshire |
Official Name: | Mercaston |
Shire District: | Derbyshire Dales |
Shire County: | Derbyshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Post Town: | ASHBOURNE |
Postcode District: | DE6 |
Postcode Area: | DE |
Os Grid Reference: | SK267431 |
Mercaston is a hamlet[1] in Derbyshire, England.[2] It is located in the Peak District 7 miles west of Duffield. It is in the civil parish of Hulland Ward.
In 1793 Sarah Kirkland (later Bembridge) was born here. She evangelised for the Primitive Methodists in the surrounding counties and Hull.