Youlgreave or Youlgrave is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying on the River Bradford, four kilometres south of Bakewell. Both spellings are used on different local signposts and on different maps. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove" (the ored mined being yellow in colour), though was historically called "Giolgrave". The village is locally known as "Pommie". The population of the parish in 1991 was 1256. History Youlgreave was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to… (More on Youlgreave) |