Steeple Grange Light Railway

The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Address: Old Porter Lane, Matlock, Wirksworth, Matlock, DE4 4GE

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Stone Centre and Ravenstor railway station.

National Stone Centre

Museum

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The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England. National Stone Centre is situated 900 feet southwest of Steeple Grange Light Railway.

Ravenstor railway station

Railway station

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

Ravenstor railway station is the northernmost limit of the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, a heritage railway branch line, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. Ravenstor railway station is situated 2,000 feet south of Steeple Grange Light Railway.

Cromford Mill

Museum

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Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. Cromford Mill is situated 1 mile northeast of Steeple Grange Light Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth.

Bolehill

Locality

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining.

Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Village

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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.