One of DH Lawrence's houses (Mountain Cottage) still survives on the outskirts of Middleton-by-Wirksworth, approximately 1 mile away yet he reputedly spent a lot of time at Woodland Cottage on the opposite side of New Road.
One of DH Lawrence's houses (Mountain Cottage), in which he lived with Frieda in 1918-19, stands below the B5023 road on the outskirts of Middleton-by-Wirksworth, approximately 1.5 mile NW of Wirksworth. Lawrence also reputedly spent a lot of time at Woodland Cottage on the opposite side of New Road.