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.
Don't miss Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort's ancient sites if visiting the area around Whaley Bridge.
Places near Whaley Bridge feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Arbor Low Henge.
Towns to visit near Whaley Bridge include Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
There are a number of caves near to Whaley Bridge including Blue John Cavern.
Blue John Cavern is one of Whaley Bridge's best, nearby old mines to visit in Whaley Bridge.
Kinder Scout is a great place to visit close to Whaley Bridge if you like mountains.
Whaley Bridge has some unmissable hiking areas nearby 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.
The area around Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best hills including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
The area around Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best ruins including 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.
Whaley Bridge has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
Whaley Bridge has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
There are a several good cities in the area around Whaley Bridge like Derby.
Derbion is one of Whaley Bridge's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in 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.
