UNESCO World Heritage · East Midlands

The Derwent Valley Mills

The birthplace of the modern factory system, strung along the River Derwent in Derbyshire.

Derwent Valley Mills, a World Heritage Site since 2001, marks where the modern factory system was born in the 18th century. Cromford Mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771, was the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, and Strutt's North Mill in Belper, built by the Strutt family, forms another anchor of the site. Cromford village, first recorded in the 11th-century Domesday Book, and the town of Belper, with its River Gardens park, sit alongside the Cromford Canal, St Mary's Church and the Midland Main Line's Milford Tunnel.

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UNESCO World Heritage · East Midlands

Derwent Valley Mills

Derwent Valley Mills — World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK.

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Museums · East Midlands

Cromford Mill

Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed bui

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Museums · East Midlands

Strutt's North Mill

Strutt's North Mill — cotton mill and museum in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Towns & cities · East Midlands

Cromford

Cromford — village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England.

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Belper - Queens Head on Chesterfield Road - geograph.org.uk - 1086594

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Museums · East Midlands

Belper

Belper () is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Derby on the River Derwent. Along with Belper, the parish includes the

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