National Stone Centre

The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England.

Photo: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Steeple Grange Light Railway and Ravenstor railway station.

Steeple Grange Light Railway

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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. Steeple Grange Light Railway is situated 900 feet northeast of National Stone Centre.

Ravenstor railway station

Railway station

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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 1,200 feet south of National Stone Centre.

Wirksworth Town Hall

Town hall

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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 4,000 feet south of National Stone Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth.

Bolehill

Locality

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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.