Shining Cliff Woods
Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate in Derbyshire, 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.- 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.
National Tramway Museum
Museum
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Tramway Museum is a transport museum located at Crich, in the Peak District of the English county of Derbyshire. The museum's collection of trams is officially designated as being of national importance and encompasses the 1860s to the present day.
Ambergate railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambergate railway station serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby and Matlock; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction.
Whatstandwell railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chevin, Public domain.
Whatstandwell railway station serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley line, which runs between Derby and Matlock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wirksworth and Cromford.
Wirksworth
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wirksworth is a historical market town 4 miles south of Matlock with a population of around 5,200 in Derbyshire, England.
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.
Belper
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belper is a town in the Amber Valley of Derbyshire, 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
- Category: woodland
- Location: Crich, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.0738° or 53° 4′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.5023° or 1° 30′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5W3FFX+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 200857341OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q7497538
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