Aldwark, Derbyshire

{{Short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|static_image_name=Aldwark 108407 3c63d93f.jpg

|static_image_caption = The small village in 2006

|official_name =Aldwark

| population = 189

| population_ref = (Including Ballidon and Grangemill 2011)

|shire_district= Derbyshire Dales

|shire_county= Derbyshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster=

|post_town= Matlock

|postcode_district = DE4

|postcode_area=DE

|dial_code=

|os_grid_reference= SK228573

| coordinates = {{coord|53.11312|N|1.65987|W|region:GB-DBY_type:city|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

}}

Aldwark (Old English "the old fortification"{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Derbyshire/Aldwark|title=Aldwark|work=Key to English Place-names|publisher=English Place Name Society at the University of Nottingham|accessdate = 19 August 2013}}) is a small upland village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, about {{convert|8|mi|0}} WSW of Matlock by road or {{convert|5|mi|0}} as the crow flies. Close by are a number of Neolithic burial sites, the most notable being tree-crowned Minninglow, visible for many miles around.

The village is just within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park. The 2001 census recorded a population of just 39 for the parish; over 100 years ago, the township's inhabitants numbered 40.The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5 At the 2011 Census the population had increased to 180.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119910&c=Aldwark&d=16&e=62&g=6413618&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458406387094&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=19 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} In the 18th century Aldwark was probably busier, being a stopping point on the stagecoach route from Buxton to Derby.

There are three listed buildings in the village – Green Farmhouse,{{NHLE |num=1311773 |desc=Former Farmhouse to the North West of Green Farm |grade=II |fewer-links= |accessdate=28 July 2020}} Ivy Cottage{{NHLE |num=1109417 |desc=Ivy Cottage |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=28 July 2020}} and Lidgate Farmhouse{{NHLE |num=1157869 |desc=Lidgate Farmhouse |grade=II |fewer-links=yes |accessdate=28 July 2020}} – all designated at Grade II.