Shining Cliff Woods

Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to in , England. In medieval times "Schymynde-cliffe" was one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith and, as such, belonged to Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Forest
  • Description: woodland in Derbyshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Shining Cliff Wood” and “Shining Cliff Woods, Derbyshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Tramway Museum and Ambergate railway station.

Museum
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a transport museum located in the village and civil parish of , in the Amber Valley district of , England.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
serves the village of in , England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects and ; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction.

Railway station
Photo: Chevin, Public domain.
serves the villages of and Crich Carr in , . It is a stop on the Derwent Valley line, which runs between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wirksworth and Cromford.

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historical market town 4 miles south of Matlock with a population of around 5,200 in , .

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in , in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Amber Valley of , 7 miles north of Derby, with a population in 2011 of 21,823. It's been industrial since medieval times, thanks to nearby deposits of ironstone, made into nails and other ironware.

Shining Cliff Woods

Latitude
53.0738° or 53° 4′ 26″ north
Longitude
-1.5023° or 1° 30′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C5W3FFX+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200857341
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Wiki­data ID
Q7497538
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