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Alderwasley Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Alderwasley
Traditional County	Derbyshire
District / Borough	Amber Valley
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.078477
Longitude	-1.528727
Place Type	Village

About Alderwasley

Alderwasley commands a rugged prominence above the Derwent Valley, where the gritstone earth supports a mosaic of ancient woodland and steep, pastoral slopes. It lies 1.9 miles east of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 99°T, OS grid SK 316 535), and is situated west-south-west of Whatstandwell village. Sunlight catches the jagged, moss-covered outcrops that define the terrain, casting long shadows across the uneven fields that rise toward the summit of Chapel Hill. The landscape is defined by the profound silence of Shining Cliff Woods, an expansive SSSI where the dense canopy obscures the sky and shelters a complex, subterranean geology. Alderwasley encompasses a portion of the Cromford Canal SSSI, a remnant of the industrial ambition that once animated these quiet hills with the movement of coal and lime. Stone walls, built with the heavy, dark masonry typical of the region, segment the land into a rigid pattern that defies the wilder, overgrown thickets nearby. The air here holds a distinct, metallic chill, sharpened by the proximity of the surrounding heights and the deep, hidden hollows of the landscape. History remains visible in the weathered stone of the local chapel, a structure that maintains a stoic watch over the shifting seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cromford Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 10 ha
Shining Cliff Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 119 ha
Chapel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 119° ESE
Alderwasley Chapel (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 103° ESE
Aqueduct, 328M South East Of Aqueduct Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 012° NNE
Meerbrook Sough Portal 380M South West Of Leashaw Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 034° NE
Birch Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.3 mi, 351° N
Peatpits Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 138° SE
Merebrook Sough (River) — 1.3 mi, 039° NE
Leawood Pump House (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 357° N
Aqueduct Cottage (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 360° N
Alport Height (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 207° SSW
Gregory Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 034° NNE
High Peak Junction (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 353° N
Train Cars (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 353° N
The Great British Car Journey (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 116° ESE
Wirksworth Museum & Association Shop (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 281° W
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 006° N
Northern Light Cinema (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 281° W
Sheep Pasture Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 329° NNW
Dimons Dale (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 312° NW
Chain Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 283° WNW
Crich Stand (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 057° ENE
National Tramway Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 055° NE
Steeple Grange Light Railway (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 304° NW
National Stone Centre (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 299° WNW
Second Mill (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 332° NNW
The Green (Park) — 2.6 mi, 100° E
Willersley Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 334° NNW · 26 ha
Middleton Millenium Gardens (Park) — 2.8 mi, 303° WNW

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