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Burbage Heights, BUXTON, SK17 6YU

Gas pipe line laying on A53 out of Buxton.

At the junction of the A53 and Macclesfield Old Road, Burbage, Buxton.

In the front garden of Nᴼ. 86 Macclesfield Old Road. It is not clear if this has been re-located from an unspecified location or is a palimpsest. There is a milestone buried in the roadside wall 140 yds to the NE. Inscription: from / London / 157 Milestone Society National ID: tbc

On Macclesfield Old Road

This gate leads out of Grin Low Wood and onto the grassland beyond. From the mid 17th century the hillside of Grin Low became extensively worked for lime which was burnt to provide fertiliser for local farmers and mortar for builders. By the 19th century it had become a terrible eyesore visible from the town of Buxton, which was rapidly gaining a reputation as a spa town. By 1820 visitors to the town were complaining and the 6th Duke of Devonshire stepped in and planted 100 acres of woodland to hide the scars, spoil heaps and smoke from the town. The main species planted by the Duke were Beech, Ash, Elm and Sycamore interspersed with the occasional Whitebeam, Oak, Cherry, Lime, Pine and Horse Chestnut. Shrubs such as Willow, Birch, Hawthorn and Rowan were planted around the edges. Today the wood is owned and managed by the Buxton Civic Association who keep it open to the public. Along with the rest of Buxton Country Park it is rated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The same gate as in Image and viewed in the opposite direction. From the mid 17th century the hillside of Grin Low became extensively worked for lime which was burnt to provide fertiliser for local farmers and mortar for builders. By the 19th century it had become a terrible eyesore visible from the town of Buxton, which was rapidly gaining a reputation as a spa town. By 1820 visitors to the town were complaining and the 6th Duke of Devonshire stepped in and planted 100 acres of woodland to hide the scars, spoil heaps and smoke from the town. The main species planted by the Duke were Beech, Ash, Elm and Sycamore interspersed with the occasional Whitebeam, Oak, Cherry, Lime, Pine and Horse Chestnut. Shrubs such as Willow, Birch, Hawthorn and Rowan were planted around the edges. Today the wood is owned and managed by the Buxton Civic Association who keep it open to the public. Along with the rest of Buxton Country Park it is rated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).