Litton

(1.2 miles)

Litton is a small village situated in a picturesque area just to the east of Tideswell. The eastern end of the village overlooks Tansley Dale and Ravensdale, a National Nature Reserve popular with walkers.

Originally a lead-miners' village, Litton mostly comprises small cottages, though there are some fine large houses and several old buildings, including one house dating from 1639. In the eighteenth century it had a flourishing stocking making industry. There is a village green with an ancient cross and a pair of stocks, close the the Red Lion pub which serves good food and fine ales. In Litton Dale the remnants of an ancient medieval field system with long narrow fields, may still be seen.