Middleton Mine

Middleton-by-Wirksworth is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, situated above the market town of Wirksworth. The area has a long history of limestone quarrying, and Middleton Mine is an active limestone extraction site in the vicinity. The village itself is a small settlement characteristic of the White Peak area, with stone-built houses set among pasture fields and drystone walls. The region has industrial heritage connected to lead mining and stone quarrying dating back many centuries.