Derwent Valley

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Derwent Valley is a region in Derbyshire, England, known for its historic mill complexes and role in the early Industrial Revolution, now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Derwent Valley canonical 18
Derwent Valley landscape 1
Derwent Valley tourist area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
industrial heritage site
associatedWith Arkwright family
linked to: Richard Arkwright

Jedediah Strutt
Richard Arkwright
Strutt family
country United Kingdom
extendsFrom Matlock Bath
extendsTo Derby
follows River Derwent
governingBody Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Partnership
hasPart Belper North Mill
Belper housing and infrastructure
Cromford Mill
Cromford village
Darley Abbey mills
Darley Abbey village
Lea Bridge mills
Masson Mill
Milford mills
hasTransportLink Derwent Valley Line
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 2001
knownFor cotton spinning innovations
early Industrial Revolution textile mills
factory system development
locatedIn Belper
Cromford
Darley Abbey
Derbyshire
Derwent Valley
England
Matlock Bath area
linked to: Matlock Bath

Milford
mainIndustry cotton spinning
notableFeature integrated mill communities
water-powered mills
workers' housing
partOf industrial heritage of the United Kingdom
periodOfSignificance early 19th century
late 18th century
referenceRiver River Derwent, Derbyshire
linked to: River Derwent
region East Midlands
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
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Cromford locatedIn Derwent Valley
subject linked to: Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth House locatedIn Derwent Valley
Crich hasView Derwent Valley
Peak District contains Derwent Valley
River Rye partOf Derwent catchment
linked to: Derwent Valley
Derwent Moors overlooks Derwent Valley
Matlock locatedInValley Derwent Valley
Matlock Bath hasLandscape Derwent Valley
Matlock Bath partOf Derwent Valley tourist area
linked to: Derwent Valley
Heights of Abraham locatedIn Derwent Valley
Heights of Abraham overlooks Derwent Valley
Heights of Abraham hasViewOf Derwent Valley landscape
linked to: Derwent Valley
Riber Castle hasViewOf Derwent Valley
Derby–Matlock line runsThrough Derwent Valley
Derby–Matlock line locatedIn Derwent Valley
Duffield riverValley Derwent Valley
Derwent Valley Mills locatedIn Derwent Valley
subject linked to: Derwent Valley
Greyhound Hotel region Derwent Valley
Scarthin Rock partOf Derwent Valley
Cromford railway station locatedIn Derwent Valley
Derwent Valley Line followsValley Derwent Valley