Aldwark, Derbyshire
| Aldwark | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 The small village in 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK228573 |
| Location: | 53°6’47"N, 1°39’36"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 189 |
| Post town: | Matlock |
| Postcode: | DE4 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
Aldwark is a small upland village and parish in Derbyshire, about eight miles south-west of Matlock by road or five miles as the crow flies. Close by are a number of Neolithic burial sites, the most notable being tree-crowned Minninglow, visible for many miles around. The name is Old English meaning The Old Fortification.[1] The civil parish corresponds to the township in the ancient parish of Bradbourne.
The village is just within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park. The 2001 census recorded a population of just 39 for the parish; over 100 years ago, the township's inhabitants numbered 40.[2] At the 2011 Census the population had increased to 180.[3] In the eighteenth century Aldwark was probably busier, being a stopping point on the stagecoach route from Buxton to Derby.
References
- ↑ "Aldwark". Key to English Place-names. English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Derbyshire/Aldwark. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119910&c=Aldwark&d=16&e=62&g=6413618&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458406387094&enc=1. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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