Very pretty little wood, unusual due to the Duke's Quarries rockfaces. Nearby Cliff Quarry is the last one still working today, extracting Sandstone & Gritstone.

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December 24, 2022

Oxhay Wood is a forest in Derbyshire. Oxhay Wood is situated nearby to the village Crich Carr and the hamlet Wakebridge.
Duke's quarries were a large network of 19th century stone quarries with tracks leading down to the Cromford Canal and railway.

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Elevation 150 m

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Location: Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Other Popular Places to Check Out

River Derwent at Whatstandwell

The Tors Footpath (Crich)

Cliff Quarry

Crich Hill Beacon and Regimental War Memorial

High Peak Junction

The Catch Pit on the High Peak Trail

Cromford Wharf

High Tor and Giddy Edge

Bolehill Trig Point

Cromford Canal Towpath

Woodland Stream

High Peak Junction Workshops

Duke's Quarries Rockfaces in Oxhay Wood

1. The Tors Footpath (Crich) – Grattens Bridge loop from Ambergate

2. Woodland Stream – Cliff Quarry loop from Whatstandwell

3. Crich Cross – Cliff Quarry loop from Crich

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