Dene Quarry

Places of Interest Nearby

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 2,700 feet south of Dene Quarry.

National Stone Centre

Museum

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The National Stone Centre is a museum, an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, England. National Stone Centre is situated 3,400 feet south of Dene Quarry.

Cromford Mill

Museum

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Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. Cromford Mill is situated 1 mile northeast of Dene Quarry.

Places in the Area

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.

Cromford

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Cromford is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in Derbyshire, in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of Derby.

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.

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