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Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley

England
List entry 1017756
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017756
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.69 hectares
Grid reference
SK 26338 60892
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mount Pleasant lead mines is a set of historic lead workings located immediately south of Wensley in Derbyshire. The mines represent medieval and later extraction activity in an area of significant lead mineralisation within the Peak District, a region long exploited for its metal resources. The workings include surface features characteristic of lead mining operations, with evidence of both underground extraction and surface processing typical of medieval and post-medieval mining practices. The site contributes to understanding the development of metal extraction industries in the Derbyshire Peak District, where lead mining formed an important economic activity from medieval times onwards.

Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017756. View the official record →

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What is Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley?

Mount Pleasant lead mines is a set of historic lead workings located immediately south of Wensley in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017756.

Who is responsible for protecting Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley?

Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017756.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ivet Low bowl barrow (6.5 km), Bowl barrow on Carsington Pasture, 800m south east of Brassington Brickworks (6.9 km), Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundaries (7.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ivet Low bowl barrow
6.5 km
Bowl barrow on Carsington Pasture, 800m south east of Brassington Brickworks
6.9 km
Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundaries
7.2 km
Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
7.3 km
Romano-British settlement and field system at Rainster Rocks
7.5 km
Medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 250m north west of Callow Hall
8.9 km
Callow Hall moated site
9 km
Standing cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley

Mount Pleasant lead mines, immediately south of Wensley stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Wensley, Derbyshire →
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