Museums · East Midlands
River Bradford
In or near Youlgrave.
The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4
Chris Thomas-Atkin — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Rowsley South · 4.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit River Bradford, the nearest railway station is Rowsley South, located 4.2 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DE45 1LG. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4 miles (7 km) in length, its waters are very clear due to the limestone rock over which it flows, and its course has been widened by a number of weirs which encourage white-throated dippers to breed in the ponds created. The river is owned and managed by the Haddon Estate and is home to brown trout and white-clawed crayfish. The valley is known as Bradford Dale, and the Limestone Way long distance footpath passes through it.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lathkill Dale SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4 miles (7 km) in length, its waters are very clear due to the limestone rock over which it flows, and its course has been widened by a number of weirs which encourage white-throated dippers to breed in the ponds created. The river is owned and managed by the Haddon Estate and is home to brown trout and white-clawed crayfish. The valley is known as Bradford Dale, and the Limestone Way long distance footpath passes through it.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Where the river approached Middleton-by-Youlgreave, there were two water-powered mills. The first was at Gooseholme, an area of flat pasture land where the medieval residents of Middleton-by-Youlgreave grazed flocks of geese. This was cleared out in the early 19th century, to create a water supply for a mill. A map dating from the late 1700s shows a mill pond with a small building, which was probably a bobbin mill. The bobbins were made from copiced wood, and supplied the cottage lace industry in Middleton. In 1839, the mill was bought by John Bradbury Robinson, who made cardboard boxes for pills. He subsequently moved to Chesterfield, which enabled the Robinson's packaging business to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1767, -1.6722
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Youlgreave
- Postcode
- DE45 1LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Nearest railway station
- Rowsley South — 4.2 km
Sources
- wikipedia: River Bradford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Bradford?
- River Bradford is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE45 1LG), in the parish of Youlgreave.
- What is River Bradford?
- The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4
- How do I get to River Bradford?
- The nearest railway station is Rowsley South, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE45 1LG.
- Is River Bradford a protected site?
- Yes — River Bradford is part of the Lathkill Dale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to River Bradford?
- The nearest railway station is Rowsley South, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE45 1LG.