Bakewell
Bakewell is a historic market town in Derbyshire, with a population of 3,400 in 2024. It's the only sizable town in the Peak District National Park, and the park headquarters are here.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old House Museum and Bakewell Castle.
Old House Museum
Museum
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bakewell Old House Museum in the town of Bakewell in Derbyshire is a typical 16th-century yeoman's house that now houses a museum. It tells the story of the house as well as the lives of people from Bakewell and this part of the Peak District.
Bakewell Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bakewell Castle was in the town of Bakewell, Derbyshire. It was a motte and bailey castle. According to some sources it was built in the year 924 by Edward the Elder, who also established the main burh.
Newholme Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newholme Hospital is a community healthcare facility at Baslow Road in Bakewell, Derbyshire. It was managed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. It is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Longstone and Youlgreave.
Great Longstone
Village
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Longstone, with Little Longstone, is one of two villages in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 843. Great Longstone is situated 2½ miles north of Bakewell.
Youlgreave
Village
Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford 2+1⁄2 miles south of Bakewell. Youlgreave is situated 2½ miles south of Bakewell.
Bakewell
- Type: Locality
- Location: Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2127° or 53° 12′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.6838° or 1° 41′ 2″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
9C5W6878+3FGeoNames ID
7296382
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“Bakewell” goes by many names.
- Persian: “باکول”
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