Buxworth
Buxworth is a village in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. The area, which was once an important centre for the limestone industry, became the terminus of the Peak Forest Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: WhaleyTim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Derbyshire, UK
- Also known as: “Bugsworth” and “Buxworth, Derbyshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buxworth Primary School and Whaley Bridge railway station.
Whaley Bridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whaley Bridge railway station serves the Peak District town of Whaley Bridge, in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Buxton Line, 16+1⁄4 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly.
Chinley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Chinley railway station serves the rural village of Chinley in Derbyshire, England. The station is 17+1⁄2 miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly, on the Hope Valley Line from Sheffield to Manchester. It is unstaffed and is managed by Northern Trains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whaley Bridge and Hockerley.
Whaley Bridge
Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whaley Bridge is a small town in Derbyshire, surrounded by the Peak District National Park, at the head of the Peak Forest Canal.
Furness Vale
Suburb
Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.
Furness Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, between New Mills and Whaley Bridge. It is bisected by the A6 road and the Peak Forest Canal, whose towpath is followed by the Goyt Way, part of the 230-mile Midshires Way.
Buxworth
Latitude
53.33487° or 53° 20′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.96709° or 1° 58′ 2″ westElevation
554 feet (169 metres)Open location code
9C5W82MM+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 60165934OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Buxworth” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Buxworth”
- French: “Buxworth”
- Irish: “Buxworth”
- Polish: “Buxworth”
- Welsh: “Buxworth”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Buxworth”. Photo: WhaleyTim, CC BY-SA 3.0.