The Tors

The Tors is a hill in Crich, Amber Valley District, England and has an elevation of 774 feet. The Tors is situated near the village Crich, as well as near Whatstandwell.

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Tramway Museum and St Mary’s Church, Crich.

National Tramway Museum

Museum

Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The National Tramway Museum is a transport museum located in the village and civil parish of Crich, in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.

St Mary’s Church, Crich

Church

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.

Whatstandwell railway station

Railway station

Photo: Chevin, Public domain.

Whatstandwell railway station serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley line, which runs between Derby and Matlock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crich and Whatstandwell.

Crich

Village

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crich is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. Besides the village of Crich itself, the civil parish includes the nearby villages of Fritchley and Whatstandwell, and the hamlets of Coddington, Wakebridge, and Wheatcroft.

Whatstandwell

Village

Photo: Chevin, Public domain.

Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village.

Fritchley

Village

Photo: Anthony Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fritchley is a small village in Derbyshire, England, situated to the south of Crich and north of Ambergate. It falls under the civil parish of Crich. To the east of the village is the ruin of a windmill.

The Tors

Type: Hill with an elevation of 774 feet
Category: landform
Location: Crich, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0784° or 53° 4′ 42″ north

Longitude

-1.48081° or 1° 28′ 51″ west

Elevation

774 feet (236 metres)

Open location code

9C5W3GH9+9M

GeoNames ID

12620667

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