Middleton and Smerrill
Middleton and Smerrill is a parish in the Derbyshire Peak. Small in population with only 120 residents, it is swelled by visitors all year round. Its triangular boundary is marked by a Roman road, old mining rakes and the meandering river Bradford, with its constructed trout pools, ancient sheep dips, ruined mills, soughs and clapper bridge. It encompasses the great henge of Arbor Low, the ruins of Fullwood Castle, the antiquarian Thomas Bateman’s tomb and limekilns; while at Smerrill the remains of an old medieval village disturb the grass. Close by the Peakway snakes between the hills.
Sites of Meaning
Sites of Meaning, which hosts Other Stones – Other Meanings, is a parish millennium project which aims to mark each of its entrances to the parish of Middleton and Smerrill with marker stones inscribed by a quote, lyric or saying suggested by a member of the parish. A public marking of private thoughts. Other Stones – Other Meanings provides the parish with the opportunity to reconsider its substantial heritage through photography and poetry and, in turn, contribute to its future.
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