Kirk Ireton
Built-up area in Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.048, -1.603 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 26 50 |
| Population: | 518 |
Kirk Ireton is a small, picture-postcard village on a limestone ridge in the Derbyshire Dales of Derbyshire, England. Its honey‑coloured stone cottages, narrow lanes and a traditional parish church hint at medieval origins, and the village sits amid grazing farmland and drystone walls with broad views towards the Peak District and surrounding dales.
The local economy is largely rural - livestock and arable farming - supplemented by a few pubs, holiday lets and visitors seeking quiet village life and country walks. Socially it retains a strong community feel with parish activities and conservation-minded residents who value the historic character and landscape setting that make Kirk Ireton a popular stop for walkers and anyone exploring the nearby market towns such as Ashbourne.
Postcode districts covering Kirk Ireton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Nottingham 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Derby 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Mansfield 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Burton upon Trent 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Chesterfield 15.5 miles24.9 km
- West Bridgford 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Long Eaton 17 miles27.4 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Swadlincote 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Ilkeston 13.2 miles21.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Idridgehay and Alton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Callow Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Biggin Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hulland Ward Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Hognaston Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Ashleyhay Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Atlow Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Hulland Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Carsington Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Hopton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Wirksworth Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hulland Village Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Kirk Ireton
DE6 3LH, DE6 3JX, DE6 3JP, DE6 3JQ, DE6 3JW, DE6 3LD, DE6 3LE, DE6 3LJ, DE6 3JJ
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Manchester Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Idridgehay Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wirksworth Railway Station 2.8 miles4.4 km
Hotels near Kirk Ireton Ad
- Oakhill 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Stables Ashbourne 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Bear Inn 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor 4 9.3 miles15 km
- Hodgkinsons Hotel Matlock Bath 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Strutt Arms 6 miles9.7 km
- Biggin Hall Country House Hotel 3 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Lion Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Peacock at Rowsley 5 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Kirk Ireton
- Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Job's Wood Forest 4 miles6.4 km
- Rough Wood Forest 4.9 miles7.8 km
- East Wood Forest 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Impact arena Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Pride Park Stadium 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 15.7 miles25.2 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 15.9 miles25.6 km