Matlock
Matlock is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
Matlock postcode: DE4 3AP
There are great places to visit near Matlock 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 Matlock include Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Arbor Low Henge is a great place to visit close to Matlock if you like historic monuments.
Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope are some of Matlock best towns to visit near Matlock.
Places near Matlock feature a number of interesting caves including Blue John Cavern.
Places near Matlock feature a number of interesting old mines including Blue John Cavern.
Mountains to visit near Matlock include Kinder Scout.
The area around Matlock features a number of interesting hiking areas including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
The area around Matlock's best lakes can be found at Errwood Reservoir.
There are a several good hills in the Matlock area like Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
The area around Matlock features a number of interesting ruins including Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
There are a number of rivers and streams near Matlock including River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
The area around Matlock features a number of interesting waterfalls including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
Historic Buildings to visit near Matlock include Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
There are a several good cities in the area around Matlock like Derby.
There are a number of shopping centres near to Matlock including Derbion.
Matlock History
There are some historic monuments around Matlock:
Places to see near Matlock
History of Matlock
Matlock has a town council (the urban equivent of a rural parish council) which is the lowest tier of local government. The Council meets twice a month. There are 11 Councillors who cover the area and 9 members of staff. Matlock Town Council’s jurisdiction extends covers the Town Centre, Matlock Bank, Hurst Farm, Matlock Green, Matlock Town, Starkholmes and Riber. The second tier of local government is Derbyshire Dales District Council which covers almost a third of the mainly rural parts of the County, including the towns of Matlock, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Wirksworth and Darley Dale and over 100 villages. The Council has 39 District Councillors elected in 25 wards. Matlock is represented by 6 councillors in the two wards Matlock All Saints and Matlock St Giles. The top tier of local government is Derbyshire County Council that has responsibilities for the whole of Derbyshire apart from the City of Derby. Matlock is represented by one county councillor (out of 64 councillors in total).
