Aldwark (Old English "the old fortification"[1]) is a small upland village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) WSW of Matlock by road or 5 miles (8 km) as the crow flies.

Close by are a number of Neolithic burial sites, the most notable being tree-crowned Minninglow, visible for many miles around.

The 2001 census recorded a population of just 39 for the parish; over 100 years ago, the township's inhabitants numbered 40.

[3] In the 18th century Aldwark was probably busier, being a stopping point on the stagecoach route from Buxton to Derby.

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