Whaley Bridge
Whaley Bridge is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
There are great places to visit near Whaley Bridge 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.
Ancient Sites to visit near Whaley Bridge include Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Historic Monuments to visit near Whaley Bridge include Arbor Low Henge.
There are a several good towns in the Whaley Bridge area like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Blue John Cavern is a great place to visit close to Whaley Bridge if you like caves.
Places near Whaley Bridge feature a number of interesting old mines including Blue John Cavern.
Mountains to visit near Whaley Bridge include Kinder Scout.
There are a several good hiking areas in the Whaley Bridge area like Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
There are a number of lakes near to Whaley Bridge including Errwood Reservoir.
Shining Tor, and Higger Tor are great places to visit near Whaley Bridge if you like hills.
Whaley Bridge has some unmissable ruins nearby like Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
Don't miss River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Whaley Bridge.
Waterfalls to visit near Whaley Bridge include Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
The area around Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best historic buildings including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Whaley Bridge is near some unmissable cities like Derby,
Don't miss Derbion's shopping centres if visiting the area around Whaley Bridge.
Whaley Bridge History
There are some historic monuments around Whaley Bridge:
Places to see near Whaley Bridge
History of Whaley Bridge
The River Goyt formed the historical boundary between Derbyshire and Cheshire. The present town of Whaley Bridge was divided into smaller towns in both counties. Historical records show that in 1316 on the Cheshire side there were Taxal, Yeardsley and Whaley, the last two being combined into one district of ‘Yeardsley-cum-Whaley’. The Derbyshire side consisted only of Fernilee, which included the villages of Shallcross and Horwich. This side was in the parish of Hope and was part of the Forest of High Peak, while the Cheshire side was part of the Forest of Macclesfield. From 1796 Taxal and Yeardsley were effectively joined in that the Jodrell family was the main landowner in both towns, although the administration of these remained separate until 1936.
