Carsington

Carsington is a village in the middle of the Dales, ; it adjoins the hamlet of , and is close to the historic town of and village of .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 111 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England
  • Also known as: “Carsington, Derbyshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Miner’s Arms Inn and Hopton Hall.

Photo: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0.

Building
is a 14th century manor house and traditionally the residence of the Gell family baronets. It is located inbetween Carsington and . Historically associated with lead mining, the Hall is also equal distance from , .

Cave
is a natural limestone cavern located near and in , England. It was discovered by lead miners in 1822 and was found to contain the almost complete skeletal remains of a woolly rhinoceros and other large mammal bones.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hopton and Godfreyhole.

Hamlet
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is a small village adjacent to the village of Carsington and two miles from the market town of in the Derbyshire Dales. Evidence of human activity near , during a warm period known as the Aveley Interglacial around 200,000 years ago, is provided by the discovery of a Paleolithic Acheulean hand axe in the area.

Hamlet
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of , England. It is located at the junction of the B5035 and West End roads, 2 miles west of Wirksworth.

Hamlet
Photo: Eamon Curry, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales District, in the English county of . At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was less than 100.

Carsington

Latitude
53.07699° or 53° 4′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.62545° or 1° 37′ 32″ west
Population
111
Elevation
745 feet (227 metres)
Open location code
9C5W39GF+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29354362
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653645
Wiki­data ID
Q2753082
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Carsington” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Carsington”
  • Chinese: “Carsington”
  • Dutch: “Carsington”
  • French: “Carsington”
  • Irish: “Carsington”
  • Italian: “Carsington”
  • Ladin: “Carsington”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Carsington”
  • Polish: “Carsington”
  • Portuguese: “Carsington”
  • Swedish: “Carsington”
  • Welsh: “Carsington”
  • “Carsington”

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Highlights include St Margaret’s, Carsington and Carsington and Hopton Primary School.

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