Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.