Country: | England |
Static Image Name: | Aldwark 108407 3c63d93f.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The small village in 2006 |
Official Name: | Aldwark |
Population: | 189 |
Population Ref: | (Including Ballidon and Grangemill 2011) |
Shire District: | Derbyshire Dales |
Shire County: | Derbyshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Post Town: | Matlock |
Postcode District: | DE4 |
Postcode Area: | DE |
Os Grid Reference: | SK228573 |
Coordinates: | 53.1131°N -1.6599°W |
Aldwark (Old English "the old fortification"[1]) is a small upland village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, about 8miles WSW of Matlock by road or 5miles 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 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 18th century Aldwark was probably busier, being a stopping point on the stagecoach route from Buxton to Derby.
There are three listed buildings in the village – Green Farmhouse, Ivy Cottage and Lidgate Farmhouse – all designated at Grade II.