Nobody would ever forget your address if you lived at Bugsworth. The name is Old English meaning "Bugge's enclosure", after a person, not a creepy crawly. In 1935 the villagers thought Buxworth more refined, then in 1999 there was a campaign to change it back, but with a majority of 98 against, Buxworth it remains.
LOCATION: Whaley Bridge
START: Whaley Bridge Canal Wharf car park off A5004
Grid ref: SK013816 Postcode: SK237LX
DISTANCE: 3 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 2 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - Dark Peak Landranger 110
REFRESHMENTS: Whaley Bridge & Navigation Inn
EN ROUTE: Peak Forest Canal, Roosdyche, Cromford & High Peak Railway
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News