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Villages in the Peak District could become "museums" if new housing is not approved, a councillor has warned. On Thursday, Derbyshire Dales District Council debated an upcoming new Local Plan for ...
Buxton Crescent is a Grade-I-listed building in the town of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. [1] It owes much to the Royal Crescent in Bath, but has been described by the Royal Institution of British Architects as "more richly decorated and altogether more complex". [2]
[2] In 1530-32, Anthony Babington raised the original 13th-century roof by means of clerestory windows and added the unusual tower, distinctive of Dethick. [3] From 2008 to 2021, Dethick Manor Farm had been owned by the television presenter Simon Groom. He and his wife ran the 170-acre (0.69 km 2) farm. The Grooms have since sold the property.
This is a list of estates of nobility in the county of Derbyshire in England. [1] It includes current and former family seats of the Peerage of England . The list is ordered by rank of the English peerage in descending order: Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , Baron and Baronet .
A former abbey near Waterbeach, north of Cambridge. A group of Benedictine monks, governed from Ely, moved here in the 1150s. They built a church, Denny Priory, which opened in 1159. The crossing and transepts are the only parts of the original Priory that remain today. In 1169, the monks returned to Ely and the site was handed to the Knights ...
The National Trust High Peak Estate is to be known as the 'Dark Peak Area' from summer 2010 which is now part of the Peak District Estate. The Peak District Estate also includes the White Peak Estate (formerly South Peak Estate) and the Longshaw Estate near Sheffield and includes a number of sites of interest including:
Alfreton Hall is a country house in Alfreton, Derbyshire.It was at the heart of local social and industrial history in the county. The history of the estate goes back to Norman times, but by the 17th century it was owned by the Morewood family, who were linked to local industry, mainly in coal mining.
Darley Abbey is a former historic mill village, now a suburb of the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England.It is located approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of the city centre, on the west bank of the River Derwent, and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Chester and the West End.