Hurker Wood

Hurker Wood is a forest in Darley Dale, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Hurker Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Snitterton, as well as near Two Dales.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riber Castle and Matlock railway station.

Riber Castle

Castle

Photo: AxG, Public domain.

Riber Castle is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house in the hamlet of Riber on a hill overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. It is built of gritstone from a local quarry which was pulled up the 200-metre hill by a series of pulleys.

Matlock railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Matlock railway station serves the town of Matlock, in the Derbyshire Dales of Derbyshire, England. The station is the terminus of both the Derwent Valley Line from Derby and Peak Rail, which operates heritage services to Rowsley South.

County Hall

Public building

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The County Hall is a municipal building in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The building, which was originally a hydropathic establishment known as Smedley's Hydro but is now the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matlock and Cromford.

Matlock

Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Matlock is a town in Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, about 20 miles north of Derby.

Cromford

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Darley Dale

Town

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Darley Dale, formerly Darley, is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 5,413. It lies north of Matlock, on the River Derwent and the A6 road.

Hurker Wood

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

53.1501° or 53° 9′ 0″ north

Longitude

-1.5517° or 1° 33′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C5W5C2X+28

OpenStreetMap ID

way 390706153

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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