Tunstead
Tunstead is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated above Great Rocks Dale north of Buxton. It should not be confused with Tunstead Milton, which is roughly five miles to the north west.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Derbyshire, UK
- Also known as: “Tunstead, Derbyshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Margaret’s Church and Calton Hill.
St Margaret’s Church
Church
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Church, Wormhill is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wormhill, Derbyshire.
Calton Hill
Peak
Calton Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire, England, showing Olivine Diorite magma chamber. It is the site of an extinct volcano and the quarrying that has now been abandoned means that it is possible to observe the geological structures caused by the repeated eruptions. Calton Hill is situated 2½ miles south of Tunstead.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tunstead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hargate Wall and Peak Dale.
Hargate Wall
Hamlet
Hargate Wall is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wormhill, in the High Peak district, in Derbyshire, England, situated northeast of Buxton. The name Hargate Wall derives from Old English Herdwyk-waella, meaning "herd farm by the spring", so the first settlement was probably around AD 700–950.
Peak Dale
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peak Dale is a small village in Derbyshire, England, 3 miles northeast of Buxton and 1.3 miles southeast of Dove Holes. The population falls within the civil parish of Wormhill.
Wheston
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheston is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District. Notable features include Wheston Hall and the Wheston Cross. The cross, which survives intact, is more than 11 feet high. Wheston is situated 2 miles northeast of Tunstead.
Tunstead
- Category: locality
- Location: Wormhill, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.27168° or 53° 16′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.83809° or 1° 50′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C5W75C6+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 29392330OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q7853380
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Tunstead” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tunstead, Derbyshire”
- French: “Tunstead”
- Irish: “Tunstead”
- Polish: “Tunstead (Derbyshire)”
- Polish: “Tunstead”
- Swedish: “Tunstead”
- Welsh: “Tunstead, Swydd Derby”
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