Youlgreave

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Youlgreave
Youlgreave shown within Derbyshire
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BAKEWELL
Postcode district	DE45
Dialling code	01629
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	West Derbyshire
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°10′N 1°41′W / 53.17, -1.68

Youlgreave or Youlgrave listen (help·info) is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying on the River Bradford, four kilometres south of Bakewell. Both spellings are used on different local signposts and on different maps. The village is locally known as "Pommie".^{[citation needed]}

The Youlgreave parish church.

1 History
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Youlgreave was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers^[1] and being worth sixteen shillings^[2].

Formerly known for lead mining, Youlgreave is known for its mediaeval parish church with a twelfth century font. It has held an annual music festival since 2001.

The Limestone Way passes through Bradford Dale, immediately south of the village.

In 1932 five of six miners working on a ventilation fan at Mawstone Mine were killed after an explosion filled the gallery with carbon monoxide. The sixth miner was able to reach the surface and raise the alarm. A rescue party of two workers and the mine manager descended into the mine, but were themselves killed by the fumes.

Although Mawstone Mine was eventually closed, a water supply for the village is still obtained from this site.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Breaston, Duffield and Cowley.
^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.748
^ Richard Woolley Mawstone Mine Disaster - 75 years on Matlock Mercury May 2007