Ashford-in-the-Water
Ashford-in-the-Water is a locality in Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England. Ashford-in-the-Water is situated nearby to the hamlet Sheldon, as well as near Monsal Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Magpie Mine and Old House Museum.
Magpie Mine
Photo: Alan Fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magpie Mine is a well-preserved disused lead mine near the village of Sheldon in Derbyshire, England, in the parish of Ashford in the Water. The walled enclosure of five lead mines is a protected Scheduled Monument.
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.
Thornbridge Hall
Park
Photo: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornbridge Hall is a large English country house near the village of Great Longstone in the Derbyshire Dales. It is a Grade II listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakewell and Great Longstone.
Bakewell
Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Sheldon
Hamlet
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Sheldon is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, near Bakewell. It is best known for being the closest village to Magpie Mine, a lead mine with an engine house built in the Cornish style.
Ashford-in-the-Water
- Type: Locality
- Location: Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2201° or 53° 13′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.7122° or 1° 42′ 44″ westElevation
636 feet (194 metres)Open location code
9C5W67CQ+24GeoNames ID
7298132
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