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.
Whaley Bridge's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
The area close to Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best historic monuments including Arbor Low Henge.
There are a number of towns near Whaley Bridge including Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine are some of Whaley Bridge best caves to visit near Whaley Bridge.
The area around Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best old mines including Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, and Odin Mine.
Whaley Bridge is near some unmissable mountains like Kinder Scout,
Whaley Bridge's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
The area around Whaley Bridge's best lakes can be found at Errwood Reservoir.
Hills to visit near Whaley Bridge include Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin) are great places to visit near Whaley Bridge if you like ruins.
The area around Whaley Bridge features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
The area around Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
The area around Whaley Bridge features a number of interesting historic buildings including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
There are a several good cities in the area around Whaley Bridge like Derby.
Places near Whaley Bridge feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Derbion.
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.
