Facts about Derbyshire

Where is Derbyshire?

Derbyshire has Yorkshire to the north, Cheshire and Staffordshire to the west, Nottinghamshire to the east and Leicestershire to the south. The county has major roads such as the M1, A6, A38, A50, A57, A61, A444, A515, A617 and the A619

What is Derbyshire made up of?

The beautiful county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands can be divided into nine areas with Derby surrounded by South Derbshire to the south, Erewash to its east and the Amber Valley to its north and the Derbyshire Dales a large area to the west of the county with High Peak to its north and in the north east the smaller areas of Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire making it a diverse county to travel to as a Chartered Surveyor carrying out structural surveys in the area. There a many delightful towns and villages and interesting places to visit such as the 19 th century floor mill Caudwell's Mill in Rowsley, of course Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall near Bakewell and The Magpie Mine to name but a few.

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Alfreton , with the stunning Alfreton Hall built in the 18 th century today a venue for conferences and weddings, Ashbourne , at the south of the Peak District the lovely market town with its cobbled streets and grand Georgian properties, Bakewell , famous for Bakewell tart and puddings and has a 13 th century bridge with five arches over the River Wye, a picturesque town to carry out residential and commercial surveys in, Belper , with its large, imposing red brick old mills, Bolsover , with its beautiful 12 th century castle and Venus gardens, Borrowash , a commuter village in between Derby and Nottingham on the A6005, Breaston , a village in the past with many of its inhabitants involved in the local trade of lace making, Brimington , with its modern Methodist Church with its triangular glass feature, Buxton , the Spa town with its beautiful crescent and Edwardian Opera House in Water St, where we often carry out structural surveys, Castle Donington , famous for its Donington Park Race Course, Chapel-en-le-Frith, with its cobbled market square and old town stocks, Chesterfield , with the Church of St Mary & All Saints in Church Way, known as the church with the crooked spire as when the timber beneath the lead tiles dried out the spire became twisted , Clay Cross, south of Chesterfield on the A61 which was once a mining town, Clowne , near to the limestone gorge Creswell Crags known as The Cheddar Gorge of the North, Condor , on the A610 with the ruins of the 13 th century stone Codnor Castle , Derby , known for its high quality china Royal Crown Derby which was first established in 1750, where we have conducted many residential and commercial building surveys , Dronfield , with its Gothic St John the Baptist church, Duffield , with the 17 th century three storey mansion house Duffield Hall now the Derbyshire Building Society Head Office which has five gabled bays, Eckington , with the stunning bluebell woods Eckington Woods in the conservation area of Moss Valley, Glossop , once known for its textile industry with wool and cotton mills, Heanor, with Shipley Country Park on land that was previously mined, Ilkeston , in the Erewash Valley with the Victorian red brick Carnegie Library having interesting Art Nouveau stone panelling, Kegworth , with its 18 th century timber framed buildings and remembered for the air crash in 1989 on the outskirts of the village, Killamarsh , with the closure of opencast mines Rother Valley Country Park is a perfect place to take a break on a busy day surveying property in the area, Long Eaton , with the delightful Erewash Canal running through the town, Matlock , which was a Spa town and is twinned with Eaubonne in France, Melbourne , with the Thomas Cook Memorial Cottages in the High St, he was born in the town, New Mills , with its natural sandstone gorge the Torrs through the middle of the town it was a prosperous town with cotton mills the main industry in years gone by, North Wingfield , from junction 29 on the M1 you will find this village on the A6175 in north east Derbyshire, Ockbrook , is another village associated in the past with the textile industry with cottages with large windows which gave good light for the intricate work, Repton , with its church St Wystan's and its Anglo Saxon crypt, Ripley , with its fascinating Midland Railway Centre, Shirebrook , another ex coal mining town, Somercotes , a small village north of Ripley, South Normanton , home to the Mcarthur Glen East Midlands Designer Outlet Centre, Spondon , a village east of Derby with the 18 th century large stone house Locko Park and beautiful lake, a delightful place to carry out building surveys in, Staveley , with the imposing Staveley Hall which dates back to 1604, Swadlincote , in the heart of the National Forest where the locals speak the local dialect Swad, Swanwick , with the large mansion Swanwick Hayes used today as a conference centre, Tibshelf , a village that has expanded with modern housing estates, Tintwistle , with its well in the northern older part of the village which is always decorated at Well Dressing season, Whaley Bridge , gateway to the Goyt Valley with the Peak Forest Canal running through the town, and as a Chartered Surveyor we have often carried out surveys in Wirksworth once known for its lead mining and its limestone quarries. We provide Building Surveys to make sure you are buying the right property and provide market Valuations to ensure that you are buying the property at the right price together with Specific Defects Reports if you have any problems in any particular area then contact us today for a free, no obligation quotation. We are more than happy to talk about what the Building Surveys involve, these are also sometimes known as Structural Surveys or Engineers Reports . For those not living in the area here is some general information on Derbyshire.

As a Chartered Surveyor we have often surveyed in Derbyshire villages such as Apperknowle, Ashford, Bamford, Barlow, Birchover, on the edge of Stanton Moor with quarries producing Birchover stone used in Windsor Castle and The Tower of London, Bradwell, Castleton, Coal Aston, Cromford, an old mill village with many mill workers stone cottages, Denby, Duffield, Earl Sterndale, Eckington, Egginton, on the River Dove, with its James Brindley designed aqueduct with nine arches, Eyam, Flagg, Great Hucklow, Hartington, Hartshorne, Hathersage, once well known for making needles and pins and has the beautiful natural caves Bagshawe Cavern, Heage, Hilton, Holmesfield, Hope, Monyash, Overseal, Parwich, the rural village with the 18 th century three storey Parwich Hall built in brick rather than local stone, Pinxton, Tansley, Ticknall, Tideswell, Tissington, Unstone, north of Chesterfield on the B6057, Whittington, Whitwell, Willington, Wingerworth, Winster.