Paxton’s Rock Garden
Paxton’s Rock Garden is a garden in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Paxton’s Rock Garden is situated nearby to the pond The Strid, as well as near Ring Pond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emperor Fountain and Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth.
Emperor Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
The Emperor Fountain is a 19th-century fountain in the grounds of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. The Canal Pond in which the fountain stands is 283 metres long and 30 metres wide. Emperor Fountain is situated 680 feet west of Paxton’s Rock Garden.
Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth
Work of art
The column of the Temple of Poseidon is one of the surviving features in the Chatsworth House garden from the period of the sixth Duke of Devonshire. Surmounted by an over life-sized bronze bust of the sixth Duke, the classical Greek column of four Doric marble drums was erected in 1840s. Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth is situated 850 feet south of Paxton’s Rock Garden.
St Peter’s Church, Edensor
Church
Photo: Peter Tarleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church, Edensor, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Edensor, Derbyshire. St Peter's is the closest parish church in the Church of England to Chatsworth House, home of the Dukes of Devonshire, most of whom are buried in the churchyard. St Peter’s Church, Edensor is situated 3,800 feet west of Paxton’s Rock Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edensor and Beeley.
Edensor
Village
Photo: Nessy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edensor is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 145. Much of the village is privately owned, by the Dukes of Devonshire, the Cavendish family.
Beeley
Village
Photo: Mike Fowkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire, England. Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales, it is situated on the B6012 road, between Rowsley and Edensor.
Pilsley
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilsley is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was 152. It is close to Chatsworth and most of it belongs to the Chatsworth House estate. Pilsley is situated 1½ miles northwest of Paxton’s Rock Garden.
Paxton’s Rock Garden
- Type: Garden
- Also known as: “The Rockeries”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22555° or 53° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.60873° or 1° 36′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C5W69GR+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 12230109130OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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