Dud Wood
Dud Wood is a forest in Elton, Derbyshire Dales District, England. Dud Wood is situated nearby to the village Elton, as well as near Birchover.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nine Stones Close and Doll Tor.
Nine Stones Close
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nine Stones Close, also known as the Grey Ladies, is a stone circle on Harthill Moor in Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. It is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Doll Tor
Archaeological site
Photo: Elfmeterschiessen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Doll Tor is a stone circle just west of Stanton Moor, near the village of Birchover, Derbyshire in the English East Midlands. Doll Tor is part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
St Michael’s Church, Birchover
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
St Michael's Church, Birchover, also known as Rowtor Chapel, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birchover, Derbyshire. Located in the Peak District National Park, St Michael was built as a privately endowed chapel for the nearby Rowtor Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakewell and Darley Dale.
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.
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.
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.
Dud Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Elton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.1549° or 53° 9′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.6662° or 1° 39′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5W583M+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 55641688OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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