Wirksworth

Wirksworth is a historical market town 4 miles south of Matlock with a population of around 5,200 in , .
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  • Type: Town with 5,040 residents
  • Description: town and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England
  • Also known as: Wirksworth, Derbyshire
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Stone Centre and Steeple Grange Light Railway.

Museum
The is a , an industrial heritage discovery centre and a Site of Special Scientific Interest at Wirksworth, in , England.

The is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in , England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country.

Town hall
is a municipal building in Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, , England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Wirksworth Urban District Council, now accommodates the local public library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cromford and Middleton-by-Wirksworth.

is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in , in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of .

Village
Middleton or is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of Wirksworth, , England. Middleton was, in 1086, a berewick of the town and manor of Wirksworth.

Hamlet
is a village and a civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales District, in the English county of . At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was less than 100.

Wirksworth

Latitude
53.0822° or 53° 4′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.5732° or 1° 34′ 24″ west
Population
5,040
Elevation
558 feet (170 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB WIR
Open location code
9C5W3CJG+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29354360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2633774
Wiki­data ID
Q1612220
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wirksworth” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Wirksworth
  • Basque: Wirksworth
  • Catalan: Wirksworth
  • Cebuano: Wirksworth
  • Chinese: Wirksworth
  • Chinese: 威克斯沃思
  • Dutch: Wirksworth
  • Esperanto: Virksvorto
  • French: Wirksworth
  • German: Wirksworth
  • Hungarian: Wirksworth
  • Irish: Wirksworth
  • Italian: Wirksworth
  • Japanese: ワークズワース
  • Ladin: Wirksworth
  • Min Nan Chinese: Wirksworth
  • Persian: ویرکسوورث
  • Polish: Wirksworth
  • Russian: Уэрксуэрт
  • South Azerbaijani: ویرکسوورث
  • Spanish: Wirksworth
  • Swedish: Wirksworth
  • Turkish: Wirksworth
  • Volapük: Wirksworth
  • Welsh: Wirksworth

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