 Ilam Staffordshire Peak District village on the River Manifold St Bertram ThrowleyThe Peak District covers much of Derbyshire and parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. There are numerous interesting towns such as Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Leek, Matlock and Wirksworth, plus many enchanting villages |
Ilam
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| Ilam lies at the lower end of the River Manifold and is one of the prettiest villages in this area of the Peak, with one of the longest histories. The current village was moved in the 1820s by Jesse Watts-Russell from its position near Ilam Hall and rebuilt in its current location in what Watts-Russell considered to be 'Alpine style'. This explains both the unusual style of the buildings and the surprising distance between them and the village church. The centre of the village is dominated by a memorial cross similar to Charing Cross, erected by Jesse Watts-Russell in 1840 to commemorate his wife, Mary. The village was inhabited in Saxon times and the church incorporates some Saxon stonework as well as the tomb of the Saxon saint, Bertram, who lived as a hermit in this area. In 1004 the village was given to Burton on Trent Abbey and a small monastic settlement was established here - after the dissolution of the monasteries this was purchased by the Port family who owned the estate for the next 300 years and established the first Ilam Hall, which was torn down and rebuilt in grand style by Jesse Watts-Russell in the 1820s. The main part of his hall was demolished in the 1930s, but the remaining section is a Youth Hostel and the whole estate now belongs to the National Trust. At the hall there are tea rooms and a National Trust Information centre, plus a very well-appointed National Trust caravan site.  "Throwley Hall") Throwley Hall Like Castern on the hillside opposite, Throwley was once a small agricultural village but rural depopulation has left just the hall, which is actually a large farm specialising in raising beef cattle.
/places/townalbum.php Photo Gallery - click on the images to enlarge- Click Here for a slide show  0 - Ilam Church  1 - Ilam Church - the Saxon font  2 - Ilam Church - Pike Watts tomb  3 - Ilam Hall - Saxon cross  4 - Ilam Hall  5 - Dovedale from below Thorpe Cloud  6 - Dovedale - The Stepping Stones  7 - Dovedale - The Stepping Stones on a busy day  8 - Dovedale - The Twelve Apostles  9 - Thorpe Cloud from the river Dove  10 - Thorpe Cloud - The view up Dovedale  11 - Thorpe Cloud - Descending towards Lindale  12 - Dovedale - Tissington Spires  13 - Dovedale - Reynards Cave  14 - Dovedale - Ilam Rock  15 - Blore Church  16 - Dovedale view from Blore Pastures 17 - Ilam Hall - Saxon cross  18 - Ilam - houses  19 - Blore Church - Bassett tomb  20 - Manifold Valley from Throwley  21 - Manifold Valley - dried up river  22 - Throwley Old Hall  23 - Ilam - St Bertrand's Bridge  24 - Ilam Church - Tomb of St Bertram  25 - Ilam Hall  26 - Ilam Cross | ||||
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