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.
Whaley Bridge has some unmissable towns nearby like Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Don't miss Blue John Cavern's caves if visiting the area around Whaley Bridge.
Old Mines to visit near Whaley Bridge include Blue John Cavern.
There are a several good mountains in the area around Whaley Bridge like Kinder Scout.
The area around Whaley Bridge features a number of interesting hiking areas including Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley.
Whaley Bridge is near some unmissable lakes like Errwood Reservoir,
There are a number of hills near Whaley Bridge including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
Ruins to visit near Whaley Bridge include 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.
The area around Whaley Bridge features a number of interesting historic buildings including Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
The area close to Whaley Bridge boasts some of the best cities including 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.
