Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield. The Peak District National Park is three miles to the west. The name comes from the Old English Dranfleld, probably meaning an open land infested with drone bees. The town existed before the 1086 Domesday Book, and has a 13th-century parish church.