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ENCLOSURES

View from Middleton Moor near Wirksworth, Derbyshire

The view looks NW across the gorge of the Griffe Grange Valley towards Bonsall Leys to the W of Bonsall village (our of view to the R). The Via Gellia runs through this valley and leads to Cromford out of sight to the R. Most of the view is within the Peak District National Park boundary which follows the line of the valley.

The entire area is underlain by Lower Carboniferous limestones (Mississippian age) which gives rise to this characteristic rolling plateau scenery, referred to locally as the White Peak, and typically about 300 m above sea level.

The farm on the left is Leys Farm, and although there is little trace visible here at this distance, this was an extensive area of lead mining. And while you also cannot tell from this view, these rectilinear field boundaries are almost all defined by dry stone walls - an almost universal scenic feature right across the Peak District and neighbouring upland areas. Historically they represent enclosures of previously open land for agricultural purposes. In this region, this mostly happened between 1760 and 1824.

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Brian Roy Rosen
Uploaded to Flickr June 6, 2020
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Taken in: UK / England / Derbyshire Dales District / Middleton (show map)

Taken on: May 16, 2020

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Sets appears in: • Geology, scenery and building stones: Great Britain • England: Derbyshire & Peak District

Camera: Nikon Z 50, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 75mm (=112mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 50
Lens:	18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-6.3
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	75mm (35mm equivalent: 112mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.14 (Macintosh)
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