Ible (pronounced 'eyebull', or 'ib-ull') is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England, just within the Peak District National Park.[1]
Ible | |
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![]() Lane through Ible | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK248571 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MATLOCK |
Postcode district | DE4 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
It is near the Via Gellia valley, the historic market town of Wirksworth and village of Bonsall, and is on the route of the Limestone Way[1][2] and the Peak District Boundary Walk.[3]
The name of the hamlet is derived from the Old English for "Ibba's Hollow".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ "The Limestone Way Walker's Guide" (PDF). Visit Peak District. February 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
- ^ English Place-Name Society database at Nottingham University
External links
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