Kirk Ireton Derbyshire Map

About Kirk Ireton

Kirk Ireton, a Derbyshire Dales hamlet, breathes a quiet dignity under the vast East Midlands sky. It lies 4.3 km south-south-west of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 207°T, OS grid SK 267 501), and is situated west-north-west of Idridgehay village. The land around Kirk Ireton rises and falls with a gentle persistence, a landscape etched by ancient footpaths and the patient tending of fields, where the sunlight often falls with a mellow, honeyed quality. At the heart of Kirk Ireton stands its parish church, a stone sentinel whose very walls seem to hold the murmur of centuries, a quiet testament to the enduring faith and lives lived within its shadow. The village green, a patch of well-worn turf, offers a simple space for gathering, where the scent of damp earth and wild hedgerow herbs can mingle on the breeze.

About This Kirk Ireton Map Page

Explore Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.047870, -1.603035. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.