(with arial maps!)
This part of Derbyshire has a large number of picturesque villages and scenic places that are well worth visiting.
click here for large map of the area -
or
(with arial maps!)
(If you want your village adding - please send me the info - or better still, a link to your Village page!)
You can find the individual village pages by clicking on the relevant name below, some are links to other sites, but not all the villages have web pages yet, these will be completed when ever I get the time.
The following is a table of all the villages on the map above.
Villages & Towns Nearby
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Place |
Comment |
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Pretty moorland village |
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| Alton | Staffordshire village, now famous for Alton Towers! |
| Atlow | |
| Balidon | |
| Biggin | |
|
Small hamlet. |
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| Bradbourne | |
| Bradley | |
| Bradley In The Moors | |
| Brailsford | |
| Brassington | |
| Butterton | |
| Calton | |
| Carsington | |
| Cauldon | |
| Cheadle | |
| Clifton | |
| Cotton | |
| Cross O'The Hands | |
| Croxton | |
| Denstone | |
|
Seen as one of the most beautiful spots in England |
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| Ellastone | |
| Fenny Bently | |
| Ford | |
| Foxt | |
| Froghall | |
| Great Gate | |
| Grindon | Isolated moorland village |
| Hognaston | Village own website |
| Hollington | |
| Hopton | |
| Hulland Ward | |
| Idridgehay | |
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Famous for its Swiss style houses built in the 19th Century. |
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| Ipstone | Small Staffordshire village, between Ashbourne & Leek |
| Kedleston | Kedleston Hall of Adams fame, the most notible item here. |
| Kirk Ireton | |
| Kirk Langley | |
| Kniveton | Large Village 3 miles from Ashbourne |
| Longcliffe | |
| Longlane | |
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| Mayfield | |
| Middleton | |
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Lovely small village and river side walks |
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| Mugginton | |
| Norbury | |
| Okamoor | |
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Okeover |
Estate of the Walker-Okeover family |
| Onecote | |
| Osmaston | Pretty village with thatched cottages, green and pond. |
| Farley | |
| Parwich | Pretty village |
| Ramshorn | |
| Rocester | |
| Rodsley | |
| Roston | |
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Text & photos kindly provided by |
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| Snelston | |
| Stanton | |
| Swinscoe | |
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Quaint village on the approach to Dovedale |
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Famous for its well dressings |
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| Turnditch | |
| Waterfall | Named after the way the river disappears underground |
| Waterhouses | |
| Weston Underwood | |
| Wetton | |
| Whiston | |
| Winkhill | |
| Wirksworth | |
| Wyaston | |
| Yeaveley |
Villages Further Afield
|
Place |
Miles from Ashbourne |
Comment |
|
30 |
1/2 way between Buxton & Sheffield |
|
|
45 |
Ashbourne is the Southern end of the peak district, Meltham is the Northern end. |
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