It is in the Derbyshire Dales district and the nearest towns are Buxton to the northwest and Bakewell to the east.

[3] Chelmorton village lines a long street in a high, shallow basin on a limestone plateau,[4] part of the White Peak area of the Peak District National Park.

The village is surrounded by a regular pattern of rectangular fields that are bordered by limestone walls; the layout of these indicates that the village had one or possibly two medieval open fields, before enclosure occurred at a subsequent unspecified time.

[5] At the opposite end of the village stands its oldest dwelling, Townend Farm, built originally by Isaiah Buxton in 1634.

With its four Venetian windows and pedimented doorway it is also known locally as Chelmorton Hall.