Aldwark, Derbyshire

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Aldwark


The small village in 2006

Aldwark, Derbyshire (Derbyshire)
Aldwark, Derbyshire

Aldwark shown within Derbyshire
Population 39
OS grid reference SK2257
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandDerbyshire

Coordinates: 53°07′N 1°40′W / 53.11, -1.67

Aldwark is a small village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Close by are a number of Neolithic burial sites the mostnotable being Minninglow. The village is just within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park, and the 2001 census recorded a population of 39 for the parish. It is about 13 km (8 miles) by road south-west from Matlock.

In the eighteenth century Aldwark was much busier being a stopping point on the stagecoach route from Buxton to Derby.