Palmerston Wood

Palmerston Wood is a forest in Over Haddon, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Palmerston Wood is situated nearby to the locality Lathkill Dale, as well as near the village Over Haddon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon and Magpie Mine.

St Anne’s Church, Over Haddon

Church

Photo: Natalie-S, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Anne's Church, Over Haddon is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Over Haddon, Derbyshire.

Magpie Mine is a well-preserved disused lead mine near the village of Sheldon in Derbyshire, England, in the parish of Ashford in the Water. The walled enclosure of five lead mines is a protected Scheduled Monument.

Bole Hill bowl barrow

Archaeological site

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bole Hill bowl barrow is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakewell and Youlgreave.

Bakewell

Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bakewell is a historic market town in Derbyshire, with a population of 3,400 in 2024. It's the only sizable town in the Peak District National Park, and the park headquarters are here.

Youlgreave

Village

Photo: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford 2+1⁄2 miles south of Bakewell.

Sheldon

Hamlet

Photo: Dave.Dunford, Public domain.

Sheldon is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, near Bakewell. It is best known for being the closest village to Magpie Mine, a lead mine with an engine house built in the Cornish style.

Palmerston Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Over Haddon, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1895° or 53° 11′ 22″ north

Longitude

-1.7185° or 1° 43′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C5W57QJ+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384585561

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lathkill Dale and Over Haddon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lathkill Dale Nature Reserve and Bateman’s House.

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