Carsington Wood

Carsington Wood is a forest in , , . Carsington Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dream Cave and Harboro’ Rocks.

Cave
is a natural limestone cavern located near and in , England. It was discovered by lead miners in 1822 and was found to contain the almost complete skeletal remains of a woolly rhinoceros and other large mammal bones.

Peak
Harboro' Rocks is a dolomitic limestone hill near the village of in the . The summit is 379 metres above sea level with views across to Carsington Water.

Photo: Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0.

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 .

Village
Photo: Stephen Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleton or is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of , , England. Middleton was, in 1086, a berewick of the town and manor of Wirksworth.

Carsington Wood

Latitude
53.0781° or 53° 4′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.6232° or 1° 37′ 24″ west
Open location code
9C5W39HG+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31094416
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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