Visit Crich Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Crich

  

Crich Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crich

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Crich history

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In 1009 King Æthelred the Unready signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Weston-on-Trent and several other manors including Crich. The land was listed as eight hides at Weston upon Trent, and a hide at Crich, Morley, Smalley, Ingleby and Kidsley. This land was then given to Morcar, the King’s chief minister, who was unusually given rights that were normally reserved for the King alone.

Quarrying

Crich lies on a small inlier of Carboniferous limestone in the Peak District. Quarrying for limestone probably began in Roman times. In 1791 Benjamin Outram and Samuel Beresford bought land for a quarry to supply limestone to their new ironworks at Butterley. Hilt’s Quarry closed in 1933 and is derelict. Rolls-Royce used it for dumping low-level radioactive waste.

You can visit Crich places with Walkfo Crich to hear history at Crich’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Crich has 28 places to visit in our interactive Crich map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Crich, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Crich places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Crich & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 28 audio facts unique to Crich places in an interactive Crich map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Crich Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Crich historic spots	Crich tourist destinations	Crich plaques	Crich geographic features
Walkfo Crich tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Crich

  

Best Crich places to visit

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Crich has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Crich’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Crich’s information audio spots:

National Tramway Museum The National Tramway Museum is a tram museum located at Crich, Derbyshire. The museum contains over 60 (mainly British) trams built between 1873 and 1982. Most of the UK tram networks, with a few exceptions closed before the 1960s.

St Mary’s Church, Crich St Mary’s Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in Crich, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.

Christ Church, Holloway Christ Church, Holloway is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Holloway, Derbyshire. The church is situated in the town of Holloway in the area.

Chase Cliffe Chase Cliffe is a building situated between the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich in Derbyshire. The house was built in 1859 by the three sisters of then deceased Francis Hurt.

Oakhurst House Oakhurst House was built in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate, Derbyshire. It was owned by the Johnson family of industrialists who were benefactors in the local area.

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