12 Via Brierley

This historical walk is part of the Bicentennial walk (2017), Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group. It starts in Alfreton and finishes in Giltbrook.

An easy walk in the countryside around Alfreton and Oakerthorpe area going through fields and bluebell woodlands with nice views onto Amber valley.

This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. Alfreton, an historic town recorded in the Domesday Book, was an important centre in 1817, as a crossroads for the Turnpike roads between Chesterfield, Derby, Nottingham, and the High Peak, and centre of the most important coal mining area in the county. This is Walk 6 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.

This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. Sutton in Ashfield was the home of the family of Jeremiah Brandreth, a leader of the Pentrich Revolution. The town continued to be a centre of agitation for reform. This is Walk 14 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.

This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution where many joined the rising from the Swanwick area, where discontent among miners and framework knitters had already been expressed in Luddite activity and an active Hampden Club. The walk will also pass the interesting industrial heritage of the area. This is Walk 7 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.

The walk will visit places in and around Pentrich and the Amber Valley which remind us of the impact of the June 1817 ‘Pentrich Revolution’ on people's lives one year after the Rising. This is Walk 20 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.

This circular route starts from The Dog Inn and follows parts of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution story. The largest community in the area in 1817, Pentrich was the centre of planning for the rebellion in Derbyshire. En-route see the commemorative plaques placed by the Pentrich Historical Society. This is Walk 5 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.

This walk visits sites associated with the story of Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution. After visiting the Butterley Works, the rebels continued their march through the night of the 9th June 1817 towards Nottingham. At Codnor they sought refreshment and shelter from the rain in public houses and continued their search for weapons, being joined by those from Ripley, Heage, Swanwick and Alfreton. This is Walk 9 of the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution group.