Great Wilne is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Great Wilne postcode: DE72 2HF

Retail in Great Wilne

There are great places to visit near Great Wilne including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.

Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort are great places to visit near Great Wilne if you like ancient sites.

Historic Monuments to visit near Great Wilne include Arbor Low Henge.

Don't miss Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope's towns if visiting the area around Great Wilne.

The area close to Great Wilne boasts some of the best caves including Blue John Cavern.

There are a number of old mines near to Great Wilne including Blue John Cavern.

Great Wilne is near some unmissable mountains like Kinder Scout,

Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley are some of Great Wilne best hiking areas to visit near Great Wilne.

Don't miss Errwood Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Great Wilne.

Hills to visit near Great Wilne include Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

There are a number of ruins near Great Wilne including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool are some of Great Wilne best rivers and streams to visit near Great Wilne.

The area around Great Wilne boasts some of the best waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

Great Wilne has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.

Don't miss Derby's cities if visiting the area around Great Wilne.

Derbion is one of Great Wilne's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Great Wilne.

Great Wilne History

There are some historic monuments around Great Wilne:

• Hermitage 170m south east of All Saints Church
• Motte south-west of Morley House Farm
• Roman site on Red Hill
• Moated site and two fishponds at Moat Wood
• The Bulwarks (earthworks)
• Moated site with fishpond at Long Whatton
• Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
• Anglian high cross in the churchyard of St Helen's Church
• Hemington Chapel
• Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
• Site revealed by aerial photography, SE of Dunster Barn
• Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe Lane
• Enclosure castle at Castle Donington
• Settlement site
• Village cross at junction of Church Street and Cross Street
• All Saints' Church, Dishley
• Medieval settlement remains immediately east of The Wymeshead
• Medieval iron working remains at Stanley monastic grange
• Moat and fishpond at Strelley, 240m SE of All Saints' Church
• Moated site with fishpond and flood banks at Long Whatton
• Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-Trent
• Anglo-Scandinavian high cross shaft in the churchyard of St Werburgh's Church, Spondon
• Henge complex NW of Hickens Bridge
• Roman fort 200yds (182m) E of All Saints' Church
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 340m south east of Gardens Farm
• Lock up and pinfold
• Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue
• Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains
• Moated site SE of Sawley Locks
• Coal mining remains at Broad Oak Farm
• Dale Abbey