Derwent Dam

Derwent Dam is a dam in Hope Woodlands, High Peak District, England. Derwent Dam is situated nearby to Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog, as well as near the forest Hancock Wood.

Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog and Derwent Edge.

Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog

Memorial

Photo: Ken Bagnall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Memorial to Tip the Faithful Sheepdog is situated 670 feet west of Derwent Dam.

Derwent Edge

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Derwent Edge is a Millstone Grit escarpment that lies above the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District National Park in the English county of Derbyshire.

Lost Lad is a hill, 518 metres high on the Derwent Edge in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is a subpeak of Back Tor. Lost Lad is situated 1½ miles northeast of Derwent Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alport Castles and Ashopton.

Alport Castles

Locality

The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. Alport Castles is situated 2 miles northwest of Derwent Dam.

Ashopton

Hamlet

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Ashopton was a small village in Derbyshire, England, in the valley of the River Ashop. The village population was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aston, Derbyshire. Ashopton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Derwent Dam.

High Stones

Locality

Photo: Jgharston, CC BY 3.0.

High Stones, at 548 metres, is the highest point within the boundaries of both the City of Sheffield and South Yorkshire, England. High Stones lies on the Howden Moors towards in the northern Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the north-east and Howden Reservoir to the south-west. High Stones is situated 3 miles north of Derwent Dam.

Derwent Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Derwent, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Location: Hope Woodlands, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.405° or 53° 24′ 18″ north

Longitude

-1.74176° or 1° 44′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C5WC745+27

OpenStreetMap ID

way 61496942

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q26608603

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