Castle Wood

Places of Interest

Duffield Castle

Nature reserve

Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Duffield Castle was a Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire. The site is a scheduled monument. It was on a rocky promontory facing the river, easily defended, though it is debatable whether it was inhabited in prehistoric times.

St Clement’s Church, Horsley

Church

Photo: Rob Howl, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Clement's Church, Horsley is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Horsley, Derbyshire.

Horston Castle

Ruins

Photo: Cirrus9, Public domain.

Horston Castle is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as poor condition.

Places in the Area

Belper

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Belper is a town in the Amber Valley of Derbyshire, 7 miles north of Derby, with a population in 2011 of 21,823. It's been industrial since medieval times, thanks to nearby deposits of ironstone, made into nails and other ironware.

Oakwood

Suburb

Photo: mike smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, Derbyshire, England that was built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe.

Duffield

Village

Photo: eamoncurry, CC BY 2.0.

Duffield is a village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, 5 miles north of Derby. It is centred on the western bank of the River Derwent at the mouth of the River Ecclesbourne.

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