Dale Abbey is a village and civil parish in the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England, 6 miles north east of Derby.
Formerly known as Depedale or Deepdale, the village contains the remains of an abbey founded in the 12th or 13th century.
Read more about Dale Abbey: The Abbey, The Village, The Mill, Blue Bell Inn and The Methodist Society of Dale Abbey
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