Cromford
Cromford is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in Derbyshire, in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of Derby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Captain Scarlet, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 2,070 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England
- Also known as: “Cromford, Derbyshire”
- Neighbors: Wirksworth
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cromford Mill and Cromford railway station.
Cromford Mill
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby with Matlock; it is located 15+1⁄2 miles north of Derby.
Gulliver’s Kingdom
Theme park
Gulliver's Kingdom is a theme park aimed at children aged 3-13 in the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath, England. The park was founded in 1978 by Ray and Hilary Phillips as a model village, before later expanding to include a small train and some second hand rides.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wirksworth and Matlock.
Wirksworth
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wirksworth is a historical market town 4 miles south of Matlock with a population of around 5,200 in Derbyshire, England.
Matlock
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matlock is a town in Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District National Park, about 20 miles north of Derby.
Middleton-by-Wirksworth
Village
Photo: Stephen Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleton or Middleton-by-Wirksworth is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England. Middleton was, in 1086, a berewick of the town and manor of Wirksworth.
Cromford
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.1087° or 53° 6′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.5601° or 1° 33′ 36″ westPopulation
2,070Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB CXMOpen location code
9C5W4C5Q+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 27281889OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Cromford from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Cromford” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كرومفورد”
- Belarusian: “Кромфард”
- Catalan: “Cromford”
- Cebuano: “Cromford”
- Chinese: “Cromford”
- Chinese: “克伦福德”
- Chinese: “克罗姆福德”
- Chinese: “克羅姆福德”
- Czech: “Cromford”
- Dutch: “Cromford”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كرومفورد”
- French: “Cromford”
- German: “Cromford”
- Hebrew: “קרומפורד”
- Irish: “Cromford”
- Italian: “Cromford”
- Japanese: “クロムフォード”
- Korean: “크롬퍼드”
- Ladin: “Cromford”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Cromford”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cromford”
- Persian: “کرومفورد”
- Polish: “Cromford”
- Portuguese: “Cromford”
- Russian: “Кромфорд”
- South Azerbaijani: “کرومفورد”
- Spanish: “Cromford”
- Swedish: “Cromford”
- Welsh: “Cromford”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Cromford”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Scarthin Rock and The Promontory.
Derbyshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Derby, Chesterfield, Matlock, and Buxton.
Explore These Curated Destinations
Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cromford”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.