parishes in the country. From earlier times there are traces of a Roman fort at Brough, just to the east of the village. Its Roman name Navio was later replaced with the Old English word for fort, Brough. Many ancient relics from the site can be seen in Buxton Museum. It is thought that the fort was probably built to protect Roman lead-mining interests in the Peak District. The village is built on the A6187 Sheffield to Castleton road, near the junction of the B6049 that runs northward from Tideswell to Edale. This minor road closely follows the route of the old Portway, which was an ancient trading route used by Jaggers, a local term for men driving packhorses carrying salt and other goods from Cheshire. Names such as Saltergate Lane and Jaggers Lane probably originate from this period. Post town The Hope Valley post town lies in the postal area of Sheffield. It encompasses the S32 and S33 postal districts, and includes the following villages: Bamford Bradwell Brough Calver Castleton Edale Eyam Grindleford Hathersage Hope Stoney Middleton References Valleys of Derbyshire Valleys of the Peak District