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== Filming location == Filming of the television series mainly took place in the [[Derbyshire]] village of [[Hadfield, Derbyshire|Hadfield]], located in a [[Pennines]] valley.<ref name=viner>{{cite news|last=Viner|first=Brian|title=Welcome to the real Royston Vasey β You'll never leave|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/welcome-to-the-real-royston-vasey--youll-never-leave-726913.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/welcome-to-the-real-royston-vasey--youll-never-leave-726913.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=16 April 2013|newspaper=The Independent|location=UK|date=17 February 2000}}</ref> The League considered a number of filming locations before settling on Hadfield.<ref name=viner/> Another town to feature prominently in the series was [[Bacup]] in Rossendale, and the West Yorkshire town of [[Todmorden]] was used for some later scenes. Other locations include [[Glossop]], [[Gamesley]], and [[Hope Valley, Derbyshire|Hope Valley]] in [[Derbyshire]]; [[Marsden, West Yorkshire|Marsden]] and [[Sowerby Bridge]] in [[West Yorkshire]]; and [[Mottram in Longdendale|Mottram]] in [[Greater Manchester]].<ref name=bbc-comedymap/> The "Local Shop" is a purpose-built building on nearby [[Marsden Moor]].<ref name=viner/>
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