High Peak Junction
High Peak Junction, near Cromford, Derbyshire, England, is the name now used to describe the site where the former Cromford and High Peak Railway, whose workshops were located here, meets the Cromford Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: junction between railway and canal in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cromford goods depot” and “Highpeak Junction”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cromford Mill and Cromford railway station.
Cromford Mill
Museum
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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 building.
Cromford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cromford railway station serves the village of Cromford in Derbyshire, England. It is on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby with Matlock; it is located 15+1⁄2 miles north of Derby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holloway and Lea.
Holloway
Village
Dethick, Lea and Holloway is a civil parish, in the Amber Valley borough of the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027.
Bolehill
Locality
Photo: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining.
High Peak Junction
- Category: junction
- Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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