Youlgreave, Derbyshire

Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying on the River Bradford, four kilometres south of Bakewell. Both spellings are used on different local signposts and on different maps. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove" (the ore mined locally being yellow in colour), though historically the village was called "Giolgrave". The village is locally known as "Pommy". The population of the parish in 1991 was 1256; it is one of the largest villages wholly within the Peak District National Park.Youlgrave stands on the hillside above the confluence of Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale.As well as three public houses (the George Hotel, The Farmyard Inn and The Bulls Head Hotel), the village has a filling station (Youlgreave Garage), a doctors' surgery and two shops (one with a post office annex).Three long-distance paths, the Alternative Pennine Way, the Limestone Way and the White Peak Way, pass through the village, swelling the numbers of walkers.HistoryYoulgreave was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth sixteen shillings.All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave has a 12th-century font.There are also a number of historic buildings in the village, such as Old Hall Farm (1630), Thimble Hall and The Old Hall (c.1650).