Youlgreave

A village with 60 spellings of its name

The names of villages and towns in the UK each have a history in themselves. The village of Youlgreave is one such place that has much in the way of history and in name changes and spelling variations. The maps show the village as Youlgreave. The signs as you enter the village play it safe and on one end of the village the letter e is dropped and included at the other!

The name of the village possibly means yellow ore. The area was a lead mining area and the village name could relate to the colour of the ore mined here.

There is a lot of interesting history in this quaint and yet often overlooked village. It does attract walkers as the long-distance footpath, The Limestone Way, passes below it and for those hardy walkers who climb away from the path up the very steep hill to the main village, three pubs are there to refresh them. The village is over 600 feet above sea level.

I have made a video to show you around Youlgreave and you can watch below.

I hope you enjoy this tour. I loved visiting and in fact stayed in the village. I can highly recommend that when you can that you do too.