What are the main towns in Derbyshire?

What are the main towns in Derbyshire?

List of settlements

What towns are in North Derbyshire?

Settlements in the district include:

• Arkwright Town and Ashover.
• Barlow.
• Calow and Clay Cross.
• Dronfield.
• Eckington.
• Grassmoor.
• Holmesfield, Holymoorside and Holmewood.
• Killamarsh.

What towns are near Matlock?

Towns and Villages Around Matlock

• Alport. The Portway, the ancient trackway from Nottingham to Castleton, passes through Alport over the ancient packhorse bridge, and through the ages there wi…
• Ashford on the Water. Ashford is situated about 12 miles northwest of Matlock.
• Ashover.
• Bakewell.
• Baslow.
• Beeley.
• Belper.
• Biggin.

What towns are near Derby?

Towns and Villages Around Derby

• Aston-upon-Trent. The village of Aston-upon-Trent, consisting of 1,793 acres, lies six miles south-east of Derby at the point where the river Trent divides the counties…
• Belper.
• Brailsford.
• Breaston.
• Church Broughton.
• Dale.
• Draycott & Wilne.
• Duffield.

What area is Derbyshire?

1,014 mi²
Derbyshire/Area

What towns are in North East Derbyshire?

North East Derbyshire includes the towns of Dronfield, Killamarsh, Eckington and Clay Cross, along with the villages of Unstone, Holmesfield, Barlow, Cutthorpe, North Wingfield, Wingerworth, Old Tupton, New Tupton, Renishaw, Ridgeway, Marsh Lane, Old Brampton, Holymoorside, Grassmoor, Woodthorpe, Apperknowle, Middle …

What is included in North East Derbyshire?

2010–present: The District of North East Derbyshire wards of Ashover, Barlow and Holmesfield, Brampton and Walton, Clay Cross North, Clay Cross South, Coal Aston, Dronfield North, Dronfield South, Dronfield Woodhouse, Eckington North, Eckington South, Gosforth Valley, Grassmoor, Killamarsh East, Killamarsh West, North …

What areas are in the Derbyshire Dales?

Places

• Alsop-en-le-Dale, Ashford-in-the-Water, Ashbourne.
• Bakewell, Baslow, Beeley, Biggin, Birchover, Bonsall, Bradbourne, Bradwell, Brailsford, Brassington, Bretton.
• Calver, Carsington, Chatsworth, Chelmorton, Cromford, Curbar.
• Darley Dale, Doveridge.
• Earl Sterndale, Edensor, Elton, Eyam.
• Fenny Bentley, Foolow, Froggatt.

What area is Matlock in?

Matlock is situated in Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park just off the A6 it lies about 20 miles north of Derby and 10 miles south west of Chesterfield.

Which area is Derbyshire in?

Which part of England is Derby?

Derbyshire
Derby, city and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Derbyshire, England. It lies along the River Derwent at an important route focus at the southern end of the Pennines. The unitary authority covers Derby and its suburbs.

What are the best events to do in Whatstandwell?

Currently the flagship of these is the Whatstandwell Festival held across the valley at Hankin Farm in the middle of June. This features locally brewed real ale, local bands, games and a BBQ. The social group also organises a horticultural show, bonfire night, and a carol concert.

How did Stonewell railway station get its name?

A mid nineteenth century Ordnance Survey map shows it as “Whatstandwell Bridge” which was the name given to the railway station. The name derives from Walter Stonewell, who “held of the convent” the house next to the bridge which John de Strepul built at his own expense, in 1393. [citation needed]

What is Whatstandwell in sons and lovers?

Whatstandwell is mentioned in the D H Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers, published 1913, in a scene in which Paul Morel and Miriam go on a day’s outing: “They went on, miles and miles, to Whatstandwell. All the food was eaten, everybody was hungry, and there was very little money to get home with.