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Chatsworth
One of the outstanding stately homes in England
– home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire – it has been
called the 'Palace of the
Peak' both house and grounds are open to the public
http://www.chatsworth-house.co.uk/
Eyam Hall Hope
Valley
Eyam Hall in the Derbyshire vernacular
dates from 1676. It was built by Thomas Wright with local
gritstone. The property is still in the hands of the Wright
family.
Eyam is well known because of
its association with the bubonic plague. The local Vicar,
Rev Mompesson, organised the quarantine of Eyam in 1666. Food
and other essentials were left at a well (Mompesson's well)
in order to avoid spreading the plague which is thought to
have arrived in Derbyshire with infected fleas in bales of
cloth.
The hall is open to the public
and there are crafts and a café on the premise
Haddon Hall
near Bakewell
A medieval house that has been
in the possession of the Manners family since 1567
http://www.haddonhall.co.uk/
Hardwick Hall
Built by Bess of Hardwick. The
house is largely unchanged since Bess lived here, in Elizabethan
times. Walled courtyards enclose gardens, orchards and a herb
garden, and the surrounding country park contains rare breeds
of cattle and sheep. In the grounds are the remains of Hardwick
Old Hall.,
http://www.derbycity.com/derby2/hardwick.htm
Hathersage Castle
This is a badly damaged earthwork
motte and bailey. A road (Church Bank) cuts through the site
but it is possible to see the motte (which has also been cut
through) and the bailey which retains part of its rampart.
http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/110/hathersagecastle.htm
Ilam Hall and
Ilam
A model village one mile from
Thorpe. Ilam Hall was presented to the National Trust in 1934
and what remains of the hall is now run as a Youth Hostel.
Also in the grounds of Ilam Hall is the ancient shrine of
St. Bertram who is reputed to have lived as a hermit in Anglo-Saxon
times and to have converted the district to Christianity
National
Trust Iiam Hall
Peveril Castle
Peveril Castle is an 11th century
stone keep and bailey fortress, founded by William Peverel
and located high above Castleton. It is now owned by English
Heritage.
http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_north/110/peverilcastle.htm
Pilsbury Castle
An interesting Norman earthwork
motte and bailey fortress, founded to defended the ancient
river crossing
http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_midlands/119/pilsburycastle.ht
Tissington Hall
Tudor hall the home to the Fitzherberts
for 500 years is set in an estate of almost two and a half
thousand acres
www.tissington-hall.com
Wingfield Manor
A highly ornamented 15th
century mansion between Alfreton and Matlock where Mary Queen
of Scots was incarcerated for part of the time of her imprisonment
in England. Wingfield is now administered by English Heritage
http://www.britannia.com/history/chouses/wingfield.html
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