Derbyshire England United Kingdom
53.2238595,-1.7062416

Ashford in the Water

Ashford-in-the-Water is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. The village is on the River Wye, 2 miles (3 km) north-west of Bakewell. It is known for the quarrying of Ashford Black Marble (a form of limestone), and for the maidens' garlands made to mark the deaths of virgins in the village until 1801. Some of these are preserved in the parish church. The civil parish population (including Sheldon) taken at the 2011 Census was 559.

Distance between:

London to Ashford in the Water 136 Miles / 220 Kms
Liverpool to Ashford in the Water 55 Miles / 88 Kms

Postal Code DE45 1PZ

Population 2017: 573 inhabitants