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Towns in Derbyshire
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Alderwasley
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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Alfreton
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Allestree
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Alsop en le Dale
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Ambergate
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Ashbourne
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Ashford
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Ashover
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Atlow
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Ault Hucknall
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Bakewell
We have just received a description of Bakewell from one of our readers. This description of Bakewell is currently being prepared for publication and will appear on this page within the next few days. |
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Bamford
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Barlborough
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Barlow
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Barton-under-Needwood
Barton-under-Needwood is a large, attractive and friendly village located just off the A38 in Staffordshire. The village has several facilities including shops, a library, bank and several pubs. |
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Baslow
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Beeley
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Belper
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Birch Vale
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Blackwell
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Bolsover
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Bonsall
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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Borrowash
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Boylestone
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Bradbourne
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Bradwell
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Brailsford
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Brassington
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Breadsall
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Bretby
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Brimington
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Burnaston
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Buxton
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Calke
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Carsington
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Castleton
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Chaddesden
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Chapel en le Frith
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Charlesworth
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Chellaston
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Chelmorton
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Chesterfield
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Chinley
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Church Broughton
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Church Gresley
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Clay Cross
Clay Cross began as a mainly farming community until in 1837, whilst George Stevenson was building his railway from Leeds to Derby, tunnelling began beneath the town and found vast deposits of coal and iron ore were found. |
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Clifton
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Clowne
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Codnor
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Coton in the Elms
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Coxbench
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Creswell
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Crich
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Cromford
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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Crowden
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Curbar
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Dale Abbey
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Darley Abbey
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Darley Dale
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Denby
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Derby
Derby is a busy industrial city, home of the famous Royal Crown Derby Porcelain. Derby lies on the west bank of the River Derwent close to its junction with the Trent. |
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Dove Holes
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Doveridge
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Drakelow
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Draycott
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Dronfield
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Duffield
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Earl Sterndale
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Eckington
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Edale
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Edensor
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Egginton
Eggington like many villages, developed round an estate and hall owned by the Every family. In 1902 the hall was visited by royalty, King George V11 and Queen Alexanda, over the next 50 years the hall slowly fell into decay. |
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Elmton
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Elton
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Etwall
At first, Etwall seems like any other Derbyshire village. However, beneath the surface hides a village of great historical interest, dating back to the 16th century. |
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Eyam
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Fairfield
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Findern
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Flagg
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Froggatt
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Furness Vale
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Glossop
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Great Cubley
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Great Hucklow
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Great Longstone
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Great Rowsley
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Grindleford
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Hadfield
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Hardstoft
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Hartington
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Hartshorne
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Hassop
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Hathersage
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Hayfield
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Hazelwood
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Heage
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Heanor
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Heath
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Highpeak Junction
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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Hognaston
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Holbrook
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Hollington
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Hollingwood
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Holmesfield
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Holmewood
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Hope
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Hope Valley
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Hulland
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Idridgehay
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Ilkeston
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Ireton Wood
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Kedleston
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Kilburn
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Killamarsh
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King's Newton
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Kirk Ireton
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Kirk Langley
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Kniveton
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Langley Mill
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Linton
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Little Eaton
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Little Hucklow
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Littleover
The oldest property in Littleover is the Thatched Cottage down in the Hollow, it may have been a labours cottage in the 16th century, Later it was an Inn now a private residence, lower down the Hollow is a ancient stone trough. |
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Long Eaton
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Longford
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Lullington
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Mackworth
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Marlpool
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Marston Montgomery
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Matlock
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 Bank
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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Matlock Bath
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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Melbourne
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Mickleover
You could be forgiven for thinking that Mickleover is just another overspill residential area of Derby with it's row of busy shops and business serving the ever expanding housing developments but Mickleover hides a secret. |
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Middleton
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Millers Dale
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Monyash
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Morton
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Mosborough
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Mugginton
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New Mills
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Newbold
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Newhall
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Newton Solney
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Norbury
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Normanton
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North Wingfield
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Old Brampton
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Osmaston
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Overseal
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Parwich
Parwich is an attractive, historic village. Its stone cottages - many dating back over 200 years - are packed into the valley bottom and spread up the lower slopes of the surrounding hills. |
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Peak Forest
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Pentrich
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Pilsley
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Pinxton
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Quarndon
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Radbourne
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Repton
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Riddings
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Ripley
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Risley
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Rosliston
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Sandiacre
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Sawley
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Scropton
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Shardlow
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Shipley Gate Station
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Shirebrook
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Shirland
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Shirley
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Smalley
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Smisby
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Snelston
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Somersal Herbert
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South Normanton
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South Wingfield
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Spondon
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Stanley
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Stanton by Dale
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Stanton in Peak
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Staveley
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Stoney Middleton
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Stretton
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Sudbury
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Sutton on the Hill
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Sutton Scarsdale
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Swadlincote
Swadlincote is the southern most town in Derbyshire, the main street is a busy traffic free shopping precinct, furnished with ample seating, shaded under trees. The focal point of the town is the market square. |
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Swanwick
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Swarkeston
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Taddington
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Tansley
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Taxal
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Teversal
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Thorpe
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Tibshelf
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Ticknall
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Tideswell
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Tintwistle
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Tissington
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Totley
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Trusley
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Turnditch
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Unstone
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Walton
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Walton-on-Trent
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West Hallam
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Westhouses
We have just received a description of Westhouses from one of our readers. This description of Westhouses is currently being prepared for publication and will appear on this page within the next few days. |
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Weston Underwood
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Weston-on-Trent
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Whaley Bridge
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Whatstandwell
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Whittington
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Whitwell
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Willington
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Windley
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Wingerworth
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Winster
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Wirksworth
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Woodhouse
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Woodville
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Yeaveley
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Youlgreave
The village of Youlgreave (pronounced Youlgrave) is a popular starting point for walks in the White Peak. It lies on a narrow limestone shelf, with houses spilling down the steep slope to the river Bradford. |
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