Civil parish in Derbyshire, England

Northwood and Tinkersley

Northwood and Tinkersley is a civil parish within the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England.

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Every way there

Nottingham, Leicestershire → Northwood and Tinkersley
40 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · £4.5–6
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Manchester, Greater Manchester → Northwood and Tinkersley
53 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · £6–8
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Leeds, West Yorkshire → Northwood and Tinkersley
69 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £8–11
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The field note

What is in and around Northwood and Tinkersley, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Northwood and Tinkersley has

YScheduled flightsNottingham, Leicestershire (EMA), 43 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
NFerriesno crossing within 25 km
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Chesterfield, 15 km.

53.180°, -1.602°

Named for its main settlements, with a mix of rural and built up areas, it had a population of 650 residents in the 2021 census. The parish is 125 miles (201 km) north west of London, 18 miles (29 km) north west of the county city of Derby, and 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north west of the nearest market town of Matlock. Northwood and Tinkersley is directly adjacent to the Peak District national park to the west, and shares a border with the parishes of Darley Dale, Rowsley and Stanton.

How locals move

Getting around Northwood and Tinkersley the local way

Get inRailway stations at for the town or (1.5 miles S) for the scenic Derwent gorge area, the Heights of Abraham attraction, caves and cable car service.

From Wikivoyage: Matlock, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.