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Encyclopedia > Doveridge

Doveridge is a village on the borders of Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. Formerly a small village through which the original busy A50 road ran from Derby to Stoke-on-Trent (via Uttoxeter), this was by-passed by the five mile new dual-carriageway A50 (formerly A564) in 1998. Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... The A50 road is in two parts as follows (from north to south): The centre of Warrington via Junction 20 of the M6, Knutsford, Holmes Chapel, Kidsgrove and Stoke on Trent to Junction 24A the M1 near Kegworth via Derbys southern bypass. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Uttoxeter is a market town in East Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England. ...


Its name comes from it having a bridge over the river Dove (ie Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River Trent.


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The ‘Major Oak’ as it is known, is now a focus for tourists who come to see something living linking them directly to the legend.
The last word goes to the Yew tree in Doveridge, Derbyshire, said to be up to 1,400 years old.
Legend has it that under this tree Robin married Maid Marrion.
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