Stardisc

Stardisc is a work of art in Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Stardisc is situated near the park Stoney Wood, as well as near the recreation area Fire Pit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wirksworth Town Hall and Ravenstor railway station.

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 Town Hall is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Stardisc.

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 1,900 feet northeast of Stardisc.

St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth

Church

Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Mary the Virgin is a parish church in the Church of England in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The existing building dates mostly from the 13th–15th centuries, but notable survivals from the Anglo-Saxon period indicate a church has stood on this site since at least the 8th century AD. St Mary’s Church, Wirksworth is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Stardisc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolehill and Godfreyhole.

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.

Godfreyhole

Hamlet

Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Godfreyhole is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located at the junction of the B5035 and West End roads, 2 miles west of Wirksworth.

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.

Stardisc

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: installation
Category: tourism
Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0859° or 53° 5′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.57797° or 1° 34′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C5W3CPC+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 228427359

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=installation

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Highlights: Stoney Wood and Fire Pit.

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