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Railway embankment N of Wirksworth is a nineteenth-century railway earthwork located in Derbyshire. The embankment represents the physical infrastructure of the railway network that expanded rapidly across England during the Industrial Revolution, serving the transport needs of the Peak District's mining and quarrying industries. As a designated ancient monument, it is recognised for its historical significance in documenting the development of transport and engineering during this period of major industrial change.
Railway embankment N of Wirksworth is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007031. View the official record →
Railway embankment N of Wirksworth is a nineteenth-century railway earthwork located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007031.
Railway embankment N of Wirksworth 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 1007031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church (1.6 km), Ivet Low bowl barrow (3.2 km), Alderwasley Chapel (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Railway embankment N of Wirksworth's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Railway embankment N of Wirksworth stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.