The name Heage is derived from the Old English hēah and ecg, and means 'high edge' or 'high ridge'.

[4] In 1817, the Lysons recorded that "Heage, alias High-edge, lies about five miles from Duffield, upon the road from Chesterfield to Derby.

The manor, which had been parcel of the Earldom and Duchy of Lancaster, was granted, with Duffield, to Ditchfield and others.

"[5] Also located in Heage, at Morley Park, are the remains of two coke-fired blast furnaces for the smelting of iron, built for Francis Hurt of Alderwasley.

Service 6E operates Monday to Saturday evenings (not Bank Holidays).

The services link the village to the nearby towns of Ripley and Belper, as well as the City of Derby.

[7] It has three pubs, the Eagle Tavern, the Green man and the Black Boy Inn.