Whaley Bridge Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Located in the county of Derbyshire, and around 15 miles southeast of Manchester, is the town of Whaley Bridge.

The town's name is derived from Old English 'weg lēah', meaning 'clearing by the road' - specifically a clearing in Macclesfield Forest. In 1351 the lands of Wayley and Yeardsley were granted to William Jodrell for his service as an archer in the English armies in Wales to Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III.

In 1794 the construction of the Peak Forest Canal received Parliamentary approval. The canal opened in 1796, by which time Whaley Bridge was well established as a coal mining area. Limestone and burnt lime were shipped to Manchester and beyond.

In 1831 the Cromford and High Peak Railway opened which linked up Whaley Bridge to the village of Cromford, which was made famous for Richard Arkwright's Cromford Mill. For geological reasons, connecting these two settlements via canal was deemed impractical. The horse-drawn railway line, later replaced with steam locomotives, solved this problem. Thus, Whaley Bridge had a direct link to the textile products manufactured at the opposite end of the Peak District.

In 1857 Whaley Bridge received a direct rail link to Stockport courtesy of the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway. At the time, this linked up to the Cromford and High Peak Railway, which ultimately closed in 1967. Today, the station forms part of the Manchester-Buxton Line. Trains to Manchester take around 40-45 minutes, while trains to Buxton take around 20 minutes.

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Filmed: 23rd April 2023

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/UBVXApAZvMTR17u89

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Old Road
1:00 Buxton Road
4:59 Canal Street
6:46 Whaley Bridge Basin