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The village of Heath, was until recently very much an estate village.
Besides the thatched cottage sited at the entrance to the secondary school, the only other listed building in Heath is the remains of the original church, now separated from the village by the A617. It is though to date from the 12th century or possibly even earlier. In fact these are not the remains of the church proper, but those of a mortuary chapel constructed from parts of the original building.
All but the church was pulled down, but on to that a little chapel was built from the old material which served for a while at funerals. It is lonely and forsaken now, and the great new motorway roars past.
The village has left the hollow for the fine view from the hill, it can see Hardwick Hall and Bolsover Castle, both standing proudly on their long, finely wooded ridge of limestone.
It has charming brown stone cottages, and in the churchyard bordered with limes is the church of 1853, with embattled tower and spire and high roofs, looking over the fields to all that remains of the old church.
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