Hathersage, England
Little John's Grave
A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.
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Hathersage, England
A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.
Haverhill, England
A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.
Tattershall, England
The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.
Denver, England
This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.
Hope Valley, England
There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.
Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Lincoln, England
The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Buxton, England
This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Chesterfield, England
The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.
Duckmanton, England
A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Arkwright Town, England
When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.
Bolsover, England
This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.
Clipstone, England
These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
The English town of Mansfield likely got its name from this enigmatic breast-shaped mound rising abruptly from the earth.
Witcham, England
The best place to acquire pea shooting fame.
Cromford, England
The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
Whatstandwell, England
Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
Tissington, England
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.