Bradwell in the Peak District or Bradda, as it is affectionately known locally is probably one of the few villages that do not rely totally on the tourist industry. This may be because the village has a lot of local industry, where many of the local people have employment. At the lower end of the village is an engineering works, over to the west of the village is the Blue Circle cement works, and in the village itself is a small ice-cream works.
This industrialisation fortunately does not detract from the quaint village outlook and ambience.