Arkwright Town is a Village in the county of Derbyshire.

Arkwright Town postcode: S44 5BT

Retail in Arkwright Town

There are great places to visit near Arkwright Town 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 some of Arkwright Town best ancient sites to visit near Arkwright Town.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Arkwright Town like Arbor Low Henge.

Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope are great places to visit near Arkwright Town if you like towns.

There are a several good caves in the area around Arkwright Town like Blue John Cavern.

There are a several good old mines in the area around Arkwright Town like Blue John Cavern.

Places near Arkwright Town feature a number of interesting mountains including Kinder Scout.

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

There are a number of lakes near to Arkwright Town including Errwood Reservoir.

The area around Arkwright Town features a number of interesting hills including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.

The area around Arkwright Town features a number of interesting ruins including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).

The area around Arkwright Town features a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.

There are a number of waterfalls near Arkwright Town including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.

Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby are great places to visit near Arkwright Town if you like historic buildings.

Cities to visit near Arkwright Town include Derby.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Arkwright Town like Derbion.

Arkwright Town History

There are some historic monuments around Arkwright Town:

• Sutton Scarsdale Hall
• Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages
• Tapton Castle motte
• Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel
• Coke ovens, 120m north east of Summerley House
• Standing cross, Clowne
• Four watchtowers SW of town
• Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm
• Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.
• Tramway embankment
• Medieval town defences, 183m south east of church of St Mary and St Lawrence, and 335m north east of Bolsover Castle
• Hardwick Old Hall: an Elizabethan great house
• Brampton Barn
• Standing cross
• Section of Rykneld Street 80yds (70m) long N of Redleadmill Brook