Lees Wood

Lees Wood is a forest in , , . Lees Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Emperor Fountain and Rowsley railway station.

Fountain
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
The is a 19th-century fountain in the grounds of , , England. The Canal Pond in which the fountain stands is 283 metres long and 30 metres wide.

Railway station
Photo: sue hayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was opened in 1849 by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway to serve the village of in , . It was resited in 1862.

Church
Photo: Peter Tarleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church, Edensor, is a Grade I listed Anglican church in , . St Peter's is the closest parish church in the Church of England to , home of the Dukes of Devonshire, most of whom are buried in the churchyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bakewell and Rowsley.

Photo: John Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic market town in , with a population of 3,400 in 2024. It's the only sizable town in the , and the park headquarters are here.

Village
Photo: Warofdreams, CC BY 2.5.
is a village on the A6 road in the county of . The population as at the 2011 census was 507. It is at the point where the River Wye flows into the River Derwent and prospered from mills on both.

Village
Photo: Nessy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and civil parish in , England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 145. Much of the village is privately owned by the Cavendish family, as the Dukes of Devonshire.

Lees Wood

Latitude
53.2112° or 53° 12′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.6227° or 1° 37′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C5W696G+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59356755
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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