Aldwark, Derbyshire
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Aldwark | |
Aldwark shown within Derbyshire |
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Population | 39 |
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OS grid reference | |
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: UK • England • Derbyshire |
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.