Gardens · East Midlands
Chase Cliffe
In or near South Wingfield.
Chase Cliffe — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Whatstandwell · 1.0 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Chase Cliffe is a garden of interest in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Crich Chase SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cromford Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Chase Cliffe is a building situated between the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich in Derbyshire. The house was built in 1859 by the three sisters of then deceased Francis Hurt.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1854, Francis Hurt died and his three unmarried sisters had to leave Alderwasley Hall to make space for his male heir. Upon the death of Hurt, the sisters were paid large sums to guarantee their financial independence, and in 1859 they started construction on a country home near Crich, Derbyshire. This house was built on the site of "Hob Hall", a house of which little is known. Benjamin Ferrey was consulted as architect, and the house was built to an irregular T plan of regular coursed gritstone and ashlar dressings. The house is mainly of two storeys with gabled dormers to the attics. The southern elevation has an open four-bay arcade with segmental arches from octagonal piers.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.0793, -1.4911
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Amber Valley
- Parish
- Crich
- Postcode
- DE4 5ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Established
- 1861
- Nearest railway station
- Whatstandwell — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26402896 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chase Cliffe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Crich
Museums · 1.0 km
Whatstandwell
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Range Of 3 Cottages Formerly The Wheatsheaf Public House
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Haytop Country Park
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Cliff Inn
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Whatstandwell Bridge
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The Great British Car Journey
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Oakhurst House
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Hankin Farm Campsite
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Shining Cliff Hostel
Hostels · 1.5 km
Alderwasley Hall School
Historic houses · 1.6 km
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chase Cliffe?
- Chase Cliffe is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE4 5ER), in the parish of Crich.
- What is Chase Cliffe?
- Chase Cliffe — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Chase Cliffe?
- The nearest railway station is Whatstandwell, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE4 5ER.
- When was Chase Cliffe built?
- Built or established in 1861. Designed by Benjamin Ferrey.
- Is Chase Cliffe a protected site?
- Yes — Chase Cliffe is part of the Crich Chase SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cromford Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Chase Cliffe?
- The nearest railway station is Whatstandwell, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE4 5ER.