Oakhurst House
Oakhurst House was a country house in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was rebuilt in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate.Photo: SHill31, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ambergate railway station and Shining Cliff Woods.
Ambergate railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ambergate railway station serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby and Matlock; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction. Ambergate railway station is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Oakhurst House.
Shining Cliff Woods
Forest
Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. In medieval times "Schymynde-cliffe" was one of the seven royal parks within Duffield Frith and, as such, belonged to Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.
Derwent Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwent Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Oakhurst House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambergate and Whatstandwell.
Ambergate
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles south of Matlock. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census.
Whatstandwell
Village
Photo: Chevin, Public domain.
Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley Line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village.
Alderwasley
Village
Photo: Jerry Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alderwasley is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 469.
Oakhurst House
- Type: Ruins
- Description: a derelict building in the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England
- Category: building
- Location: Ripley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.0661° or 53° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.4933° or 1° 29′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5W3G84+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 661623991OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsWikidata ID
Q21061563
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