Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the Peak District, with the National Park directly to the west. The town is twinned with the French town of Eaubonne.
Matlock, Derbyshire.
| Matlock | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | Matlock Town |
| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
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What is main town of Derbyshire?
List of settlements
| Rank | Town | Borough/ District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby | City of Derby |
| 2 | Chesterfield | Chesterfield |
| 3 | Swadlincote | South Derbyshire |
What is the biggest town in Derbyshire?
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is our largest town and is home to 104,000 people. Eight other main towns have populations of over 20,000. A large part of the north and west of the county is very rural, much of it in the Peak District National Park.
What was Matlock famous for?
Matlock was once famous for its hydropathic treatment, but the largest establishment (1852) in the town now houses the county offices.
What is the history of Matlock?
Until the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, Matlock was a hamlet whose principal activity was farming with lead mining and quarrying as subsidiary activities. Historians now question whether the Romans mined lead here, but Derbyshire lead mining is undoubtedly of great antiquity.
What is the prettiest village in Derbyshire?
Chatsworth is probably at the top of any list of places to visit in Derbyshire, and once the delights of its House and Gardens have been explored, the estate villages of Edensor, Beeley, Pilsley (home of the famous Chatsworth Estate Shop) and Calton Lees, and nearby Baslow, all offer alternative places to eat and drink
What is the oldest pub in Derbyshire?
Ye Olde Dolphin Inne
Ye Olde Dolphin, Derby’s oldest public house, is one of the most historical parts of Derby. With a story in every room, the building beams with history with stories dating from 1530a.
Which is better Buxton or Matlock?
Of the two towns, Buxton has more facilities and more to interest the visitor (Matlock itself has little to interest the Tourist although Matlock Bath is worth a day visit).
Where is the safest place to live in Derbyshire?
Ashbourne, Bolsover, Chesterfield, New Mills and Wirksworth are the best places to live in Derbyshire, according to the new report (photo of New Mills: Julie Bell).
What is the highest pub in Derbyshire?
The Barrel Inn
Being one of only five properties in this small hamlet, on a table of land some 1300 feet above sea level, The Barrel Inn proudly claims to be the highest pub in Derbyshire.
Which is nicer Matlock or Matlock Bath?
Both have some nice accommodation but maybe Matlock Town is more convenient for the bus connections to the some of the places we want to visit. On the other hand there are many other attractions in Matlock Bath including the illuminations on that weekend, and more convenient for evening entertaining.
Is Matlock a nice place to live?
Matlock Town is among the top 10 most dangerous small towns in Derbyshire, and is the 33rd most dangerous overall out of Derbyshire’s 267 towns, villages, and cities.
Why is Matlock Bath famous?
Tourism. Matlock Bath has attractions including the Heights of Abraham park, Gulliver’s Kingdom theme park, the Peak District Lead Mining Museum, the former Life in a Lens Museum of Photography & Old Times, the Grand Pavilion and an aquarium.
Why is it called Heights of Abraham?
The Heights gets its name from a historic battle fought on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec in 1759 that led to a brief period of British supremacy in North America. Queen (then Princess) Victoria travelled by donkey to the top of the Heights in the early 1830s.
Who is Derbyshire named after?
The name Derbyshire is derived from the Old English word shire, meaning a division of a kingdom with its own governor, with the town of Derby being its administrative centre.
Why is it called Matlock Bath?
The health spa of Matlock Bath began much earlier than the Victorian times and it was in 1698 that three medicinal springs were discovered. The first bath was devised and constructed, made of wood and lined with lead and it was this particular bath which gave Matlock ‘Bath’ its name.
Why is Buxton not in the Peak District?
The boundaries were drawn to exclude built-up and industrial areas; in particular Buxton and the quarries at the end of the Peak Dale corridor are surrounded on three sides by the park. Bakewell and many villages are in the national park, as is much of the rural west of Sheffield.
What food is Derbyshire famous for?
Famous Derbyshire delicacies and where to find them
- Bakewell Pudding. No visit to the Peak District and Derbyshire would be complete without sampling the famous local dessert, Bakewell Pudding.
- Hartington Stilton.
- Derbyshire Oatcakes.
- Ashbourne Gingerbread.
- Buxton Pudding.
- Thor Cake.
- Derbyshire Fidgety Pie.
What language is spoken in Derbyshire?
Dialects of northern Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire usually share similarities with Northern English dialects. Relative to other English dialects, there have been relatively few studies of East Midlands English.
What was Derbyshire called in Viking times?
From this time it became part of the Danelaw, a vast stretch of England where the laws of the invading Danes dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons. These vikings knew the place by the name “Djura-by“, which translated into Old English as Deoraby – “village of the deer”.
Why is tideswell called Tideswell?
One theory is that the name originates from a Saxon chieftain named Tidi whose burial ground is at Tideslow to the north of the village. The name was spelt in a variety of different ways up to the 17th century.