Cromford, Derbyshire, England
E82984
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cromford | 4 |
Statements (47)
| 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
|
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Cromford
subject surface form:
River Derwent (Derbyshire)
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Cromford
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Cromford
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Cromford