Pitty Wood

Pitty Wood is a forest in Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Pitty Wood is situated near the hamlet Godfreyhole, as well as near Callow.

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Stone Centre and Wirksworth Town Hall.

National Stone Centre

Museum

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England.

Wirksworth Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wirksworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Wirksworth Urban District Council, now accommodates the local public library.

Wirksworth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Neil Ferguson-Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wirksworth railway station is a stop on the heritage Ecclesbourne Valley Railway that serves the town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. It was the former terminus of the Midland Railway's Wirksworth branch line, leaving the Midland Main Line at Duffield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cromford and Middleton-by-Wirksworth.

Cromford

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cromford is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in Derbyshire, in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of Derby.

Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Village

Photo: Stephen Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Middleton or Middleton-by-Wirksworth is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. Middleton was, in 1086, a berewick of the town and manor of Wirksworth.

Kirk Ireton

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirk Ireton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, 4 miles southwest of Wirksworth on a hillside near Carsington Water, 700 feet above sea level.

Pitty Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0729° or 53° 4′ 22″ north

Longitude

-1.5914° or 1° 35′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C5W3CF5+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3428487367

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Godfreyhole and Callow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sprink Wood and Dream Cave.

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