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Towns near Lea Gardens
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Highpeak Junction
(1 Mile)*
High Peak Junction is the start of the High Peak Trail, which follows the track of the former Cromford and High Peak Railway. Built in 1830, it was one of the earliest railways in the world and was designed on canal principles. |
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Tansley
(1 Mile)*
Tansley is in Derbyshire, 1.5 miles east of Matlock, in the south-east of the Peak District, just outside the Peak District National Park in the centre of England. The village has one shop (for sale), a primary school, an Anglican church,a |
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Matlock
(1 Mile)*
Matlock is on the River Derwent, at the eastern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District and at the southern end of the Peak National Park. The coming of the railways transformed Matlock from a small hamlet whose main occupations were farming |
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Matlock Bath
(1 Mile)*
Matlock Bath enjoys a dramatic location in the deep gorge of the River Derwent. It has been a tourist resort since 1689 when warm springs, at a constant temperature of 68 degrees F, were discovered. Few people take the waterers today |
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Matlock Bank
(2 Miles)*
Matlock Bank is the name given to the steep hillside to the east of the River Derwent, where Bank Road rises steeply from Crown Square in the centre of Matlock. This was once the site of the steepest tramway in the world. |
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Cromford
(2 Miles)*
Cromford is Richard Arkwright's town. He was the great pioneer of the modern factory system, using water power to drive production machinery for the first time and revolutionising the textile industry. |
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Crich
(2 Miles)*
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Bonsall
(3 Miles)*
Bonsall is a beautiful, quiet, rural village set within the idyllic countryside of the Peak District. Traditional limestone cottages adorn windy streets, Bonsall is a village with a history that goes back many centuries. |
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Wirksworth
(3 Miles)*
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Whatstandwell
(3 Miles)*
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Alderwasley
(3 Miles)*
Alderwasley is a very small village just a mile from the Derwent valley Heritage Site. There are lots of walks and fantastic views from the hill tops. There is one pub with real ale and food in the village and three more locally at Belper |
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Ashover
(4 Miles)*
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South Wingfield
(4 Miles)*
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Stretton
(4 Miles)*
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Ambergate
(4 Miles)*
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