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Also known as Youlgreave, Derbyshire, Youlegreave, Derbyshire, Youlegreave, Youlgrave, Derbyshire

Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford south of Bakewell. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove", the ore mined locally being yellow in colour. The population in 1991 was 1,256; it is one of the largest villages in the Peak District National Park.

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Place details

Locality
Derbyshire Dales
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,018
Timezone
Europe/London

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20.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

UK place.area_total_sq_mi
3.93
UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image_name
Youlgreave- village centre (geograph 3372342).jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Youlgreave village centre
UK place.official_name
Youlgreave
UK place.map_type
Derbyshire
UK place.population
997
UK place.london_distance
 SW
UK place.shire_district
Derbyshire Dales
UK place.shire_county
Derbyshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Derbyshire Dales
UK place.post_town
BAKEWELL
UK place.postcode_district
DE45
UK place.postcode_area
DE
UK place.dial_code
01629
UK place.os_grid_reference
SK209642

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Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, on the River Bradford south of Bakewell. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove", the ore mined locally being yellow in colour. The population in 1991 was 1,256; it is one of the largest villages in the Peak District National Park.

The village has three public houses (the George Hotel, Farmyard Inn and Bull's Head Hotel), and a British Legion club.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Youlgrave” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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