Whaley, Derbyshire

This article is about the village in Bolsover district. For the town in High Peak, see Whaley Bridge.

Whaley
Whaley - The Black Horse
Whaley Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK5171
Civil parish	Old Bolsover
District	Bolsover
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands

Whaley is a village in the civil parish of Old Bolsover, in the Bolsover district, in Derbyshire, England, 2½ miles from Bolsover.

There are three pre-historic rock shelters behind the former school, on Magg Lane and opposite the pub, the Black Horse. These are linked to the Creswell Crags.^{[citation needed]}

Scarcliffe Park, an area of woodland to the south end of the village, has Bronze Age^{[citation needed]} and Roman remains.^[1] It is surrounded by a Pale ditch.

The village is a Conservation Area.^{[citation needed]}

The Waterworks on Whaley Moor featured in Channel 4 series, Grand Designs.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Clarke, Graham (August 2008). "Whaley Conservation Area: Appraisal and Management Plan: Consultation Draft" (PDF). Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

External links

Media related to Whaley at Wikimedia Commons