Rake Wood

Rake Wood is a forest in Middleton and Smerrill, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Rake Wood is situated near the village Middleton-by-Youlgreave, as well as near the locality Littleton Dale.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Arbor Low and All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave.

Arbor Low

Archaeological site

Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arbor Low is a well-preserved Neolithic henge in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It lies on a Carboniferous Limestone plateau known as the White Peak area. The monument consists of a stone circle surrounded by earthworks and a ditch.

All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave

Church

Photo: Adrian Channing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Youlgreave, Derbyshire.

St Michael’s

Church

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael’s is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakewell and Youlgreave.

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.

Youlgreave

Village

Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford 2+1⁄2 miles south of Bakewell.

Over Haddon

Village

Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Over Haddon is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 255. It is near the small town of Bakewell, south of the B5055 road.

Rake Wood

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

53.1641° or 53° 9′ 51″ north

Longitude

-1.718° or 1° 43′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C5W577J+JQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 145313465

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Middleton-by-Youlgreave and Littleton Dale.

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Highlights: Foggy Lees Plantation and Middleton Village Hall.

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