Idridgehay is a village in the
English county of
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
.
The appropriate
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
is called
Idridgehay and Alton. The population of this parish at the 2011 census was 275.
Geography
Idridgehay lies south of the town
Wirksworth
Wirksworth is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Its population of 5,038 in the 2011 census was estimated at 5,180 in 2019. Wirksworth contains the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted a mar ...
west of the town of
Belper in the valley of the
River Ecclesbourne
The River Ecclesbourne is a small river in Derbyshire, England, which starts in the upper part of the town of Wirksworth, flows for 9 miles to Duffield, and then enters the River Derwent just outside the town.
Course
The River Ecclesbourn ...
. Idridgehay Green is immediately to its west and the
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
of Ireton Wood a mile to its south.
Transport
The village lies on the
B5023 road that connects Wirksworth and
Duffield. However the main bus service, route 6.1 operated by
Trentbarton
Trentbarton operates both local and regional bus services in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire, England. It is a subsidiary of the Wellglade Group.
History
In October 1913, Trent Motor Traction Company was foun ...
, is between Matlock and Belper.
Idridgehay railway station (re-opened in 2008) is on the
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, a community-owned and locally managed heritage railway venture having reopened and operate the railway between those towns.
Governance
Idridgehay forms part of the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Idridgehay and Alton which, in turn, forms part of the
non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shi ...
of
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. It covers a semi-rural zone with four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some exte ...
.
Buildings
![Idridgehay St Jame's Church](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Idridgehay_St_Jame%27s_Church.JPG)
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
, St James, was designed by
Henry Isaac Stevens and consecrated in 1845.
Guide to Derbyshire and the Peak District
/ref>
See also
* Listed buildings in Idridgehay and Alton
References
External links
Photo of Parish Church
Villages in Derbyshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Derbyshire Dales
{{Derbyshire-geo-stub