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Cross o' th' hands Derbyshire Map

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

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Place	Cross o' th' hands
Traditional County	Derbyshire
District / Borough	Derbyshire Dales
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.014592
Longitude	-1.579297
Place Type	Hamlet

About Cross o' th' hands

Cross o' th' hands marks a modest intersection of lanes where the Derbyshire Dales spill into a landscape of quiet, working fields. It lies 4.1 miles west of Belper (from Belper: bearing 262°T, OS grid SK 283 464), and is situated south-west of Hillclifflane village. The land here rises with a stubborn, geological patience, dominated to the west by the distinct rise of Snapper's Knowe. Light catches the limestone walls of the local farmsteads, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the earth. To the north, the Mount Pleasant SSSI preserves a fragment of unimproved grassland, offering a glimpse of the flora that once defined these rolling slopes before modern agriculture took hold. Cross o' th' hands persists as a waypoint in a rural tapestry, defined more by the passage of seasons than by the clamour of industry. The air carries a crisp, thin quality, typical of the high ground that separates the local river valleys. One observes that the horizon here is not a distant abstraction but a pressing reality, pushing the sky down upon the narrow, winding lanes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snapper's Knowe (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 281° W
Bull Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 035° NE
Mount Pleasant Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.6 mi, 002° N · 3 ha
Waterlagg Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 223° SW
Sherbourne Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 329° NNW
Duncote Farm Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 314° NW
Mercaston Marsh And Muggington Bottoms Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 193° SSW · 14 ha
Ravensdale Deer Park, Lodge, Mill And Fishpond (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 188° S · 18 ha
Mugginton Medieval Settlement And Part Of An Open Field System (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 179° S · 4 ha
Millfields Picnic Area (Park) — 3.0 mi, 316° NW
Derwent Valley Mills (World Heritage Site) — 3.0 mi, 067° ENE · 13k acres
The Bottoms (Valley) — 3.1 mi, 225° SW
Carsington Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 334° NNW
Millfields (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 315° NW
Dragon (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 314° NW
Former Target Wall (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 095° E
Monk's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 228° SW
Serpentine Pond (Wetland) — 3.6 mi, 147° SSE
Lady's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 264° W
Hay Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 151° SSE
Ednaston Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 226° SW · 12 ha
Beaurepaire Garden (Park) — 4.0 mi, 075° ENE
Strutt's North Mill (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 076° ENE
Kedleston Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.1 mi, 152° SSE · 400 ha
Carsington Water Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 321° NW
The Ritz (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 082° E
The Burrows Gardens (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 199° SSW
Vicar Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 155° SSE
Quarndon Topograph (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 131° SE
Northern Light Cinema (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 004° N

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