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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Youlgreave

  

Youlgreave Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Youlgreave

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Youlgreave history

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Youlgreave was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth sixteen shillings. Most of the village’s households get their water from YoulGreave Water Works Limited. In 1932 the main underground pipe cracked after an explosion in Mawstone lead mine.

Youlgreave geography / climate

Youlgrave is at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) located on the southwestern edge of a Carboniferous plateau. It stands on the hillside above the confluence of Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale. The area is home to many mineral veins such as fluorspar, galena (lead ore) and calamine (zinc ore)

You can visit Youlgreave places with Walkfo Youlgreave to hear history at Youlgreave’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Youlgreave has 38 places to visit in our interactive Youlgreave 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 Youlgreave, 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 Youlgreave places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Youlgreave & the surrounding areas.

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38 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Youlgreave tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Youlgreave

  

Best Youlgreave places to visit

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

Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak is a Grade II listed parish church in Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire . It was built in the 1930s and is located in Stanton and Peak .

Nine Ladies The Nine Ladies is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages . Measuring 10.8 metres in diameter, the stone circle consists of ten millstone grit stones . The purpose of such monuments is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circles’ builders .

Stanton Moor Stanton Moor is a small upland area in the Derbyshire Peak District of central and northern England . It is known for its megaliths – particularly the Nine Ladies stone circle – and for its natural, wind-eroded sandstone pillars .

Doll Tor Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages . With a diameter of 7 metres, Doll Tor consists of six upright main stones arranged in a circle . A stone cairn was added to the east of the circle, perhaps in a second phase of construction .

St Michael’s Church, Birchover St Michael’s Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire . The church is located in the town of Birchover in the area .

Nine Stones Close Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Youlgreave in Derbyshire . It sits within a local prehistoric landscape that includes Bronze Age barrows and settlement enclosures . The purpose of the monument is unknown, although archaeologists have speculated that the stones represented supernatural entities .

St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed parish. The church is located in Over Haddon, Derbyby, and is situated in the district of Derby.

Harthill, Derbyshire Largely rural, in 2011 Harthill had a population of 126. It touches the parishes of Birchover, Elton, Gratton, Nether Haddon, Stanton and Youlgreave. It is 128 miles (206 km) north west of London.

Middleton and Smerrill Largely rural except for village of Middleton-by-Youlgreave and isolated farms, Middleton and Smerrill’s population is 137 residents in 2011. It is 130 miles (210 km) north west of London and 20 miles (32 km) south west of Derby.

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