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Ashford in the Water Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Derbyshire Dales · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Ashford in the Water
Traditional County	Derbyshire
District / Borough	Derbyshire Dales
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.228573
Longitude	-1.711452
Place Type	Village

About Ashford in the Water

Ashford in the Water reveals itself through the limestone-tinted current of the River Wye, which carves a deliberate path through the limestone heart of the Derbyshire Dales. It lies 1.8 miles north-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 306°T, OS grid SK 193 702), and is situated south of Little Longstone village. Within the expansive reaches of the Peak District National Park, the landscape holds a stillness that lingers long after the morning mist has retreated from the fields. The iconic 'Sheepwash' Bridge serves as a sturdy witness to centuries of passage, its stone arches bracing against the pull of the water as it has since the days of heavy wool trade. Nearby, the silent, upright form of the War Memorial Soldier keeps watch over the crossroads, a figure of enduring stone amidst the shifting greens of the valley. To the north-east, the sprawling grounds of Thornbridge Hall extend their influence over the horizon, where the architecture mirrors the rugged dignity of the surrounding gritstone. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the river, where the cool, clear light of the valley reflects off the drystone walls that stitch the hillsides together. Ashford in the Water remains a place where the geology of the earth feels close to the surface, grounding the architecture in the very stone from which it was quarried.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Peak District National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 14k acres
'Sheepwash' Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 165° SSE
War Memorial Soldier (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 142° SE
Thornbridge Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.6 mi, 052° NE · 68 ha
Ashford Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 136° SE
Ashford Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 124° SE
Kirk Dale (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 214° SW
Sough Tail (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 244° WSW
Headstone Viaduct View (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 326° NW
Wells and Troughs (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 350° N
Fin Cop (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 291° WNW
Fin Cop Promontory Fort, Bowl Barrow And Eighteenth Century Lime Kiln With Associated Quarry (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 293° WNW · 4 ha
Putwell Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 312° NW
Taddington Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 276° W
Old House Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 129° SE
Old Mill Wheel (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 122° ESE
Magpie Mine (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 226° SW
Bath Gardens (Park) — 1.9 mi, 124° SE
Scot's Garden (Park) — 1.9 mi, 119° ESE
Longstone Edge (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 022° NNE
Hermitage Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 060° ENE
Derbyshire Dales (National Nature Reserve) — 2.2 mi, 240° WSW · 386 ha
Rymas Brook (River) — 2.2 mi, 066° ENE
Manners Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 116° ESE
Coombs Dale Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 035° NE · 85 ha
Lathkill Dale Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 185° S · 274 ha
Haddon Hall (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 134° SE
village cross (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 230° SW
River Lathkill (River) — 3.8 mi, 151° SSE
Chatsworth House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.8 mi, 093° E · 767 ha

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