The village dates back to at least the Bronze Age.

Kirk Ireton remains what it has always been, an agricultural village. Following the Second World War the number of working farms dropped from over thirty to half a dozen in the space of 40 years. Many of the former farm buildings have been adapted into houses. Much of the older part of the village dates back to the 17th century and is mostly built from sandstone, quarried locally.

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Carsington Carved Hut – Carsington Carved Chair loop from Kirk Ireton

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Carsington Carved Hut – Kirk Ireton Village and Shop loop from Hognaston CP

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100m

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Carsington Carved Chair – St Mary's Church, Wirksworth loop from Wirksworth CP

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Elevation 240 m

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Sunday 29 March

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Location: Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Kirk Ireton Village and Shop

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Carsington Carved Hut – Carsington Carved Chair loop from Kirk Ireton

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Carsington Carved Hut – Kirk Ireton Village and Shop loop from Hognaston CP

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Carsington Carved Chair – St Mary's Church, Wirksworth loop from Wirksworth CP

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