Cromford, Derbyshire, England

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Cromford in Derbyshire, England, is a historic village in the Derwent Valley renowned as an early center of the Industrial Revolution and closely associated with Sir Richard Arkwright’s pioneering cotton mills.

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Cromford 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
village
architecturalCharacter 18th-century industrial housing
stone-built workers’ cottages
associatedWith Derwent Valley Mills
Richard Arkwright
surface form: Sir Richard Arkwright
ceremonialCounty Derbyshire NERFINISHED
country England
developedBy Richard Arkwright
surface form: Sir Richard Arkwright
developmentPeriod late 18th century
economicRole model industrial community in 18th century
foundedAs industrial village for mill workers
governingBody Cromford Parish Council
hasAmenity cafés
primary school
public houses
village shops
hasConservationStatus conservation area (village core)
hasLandmark Cromford Canal
surface form: Cromford Canal Wharf

Derwent Valley Mills
surface form: Cromford Mill

Greyhound Hotel
Masson Mill
Scarthin Rock
St Mary’s Church, Cromford
hasRailwayStation Cromford railway station
hasWaterway Cromford Canal
historicalSignificance early centre of the Industrial Revolution
locatedIn Derbyshire NERFINISHED
Derbyshire Dales District
surface form: Derbyshire Dales district

Derwent Valley
near Matlock
Wirksworth
notableFor association with Sir Richard Arkwright
early cotton spinning mills
OSGridReference approximate SK2957
partOf Derwent Valley Mills
surface form: Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

East Midlands
postcodeArea DE
postTown MATLOCK
railwayLine Derwent Valley Line
region East Midlands
roadAccess A6 road NERFINISHED
tourismAttractionType industrial heritage tourism
traditionalIndustry cotton spinning
textiles
traversedBy River Derwent
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus Derwent Valley Mills
surface form: inscribed as part of Derwent Valley Mills

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Derbyshire containsSettlement Cromford, Derbyshire, England
this entity surface form: Cromford
River Derwent flowsThrough Cromford, Derbyshire, England
subject surface form: River Derwent (Derbyshire)
this entity surface form: Cromford
St Mary’s Church, Cromford locatedIn Cromford, Derbyshire, England
this entity surface form: Cromford
St Mary’s Church, Cromford parish Cromford, Derbyshire, England
this entity surface form: Cromford
Richard Arkwright placeOfDeath Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Richard Arkwright residence Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Richard Arkwright workLocation Cromford, Derbyshire, England