Cromford

Cromford is a village of approximately 1400 inhabitants in , in the wooded valley of the river Derwent, 17 miles north of .
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  • Type: Village with 2,070 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England
  • Also known as: “Cromford, Derbyshire”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cromford Mill and Cromford railway station.

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

Railway station
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serves the village of Cromford in , England. It is on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects with ; it is located 15+1⁄2 miles north of Derby.

Railway station
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serves the village of in , England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects with .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wirksworth and Matlock.

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is a historical market town 4 miles south of Matlock with a population of around 5,200 in , .

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is a town in , on the edge of the National Park, about 20 miles north of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales, south of on the main A6 road, and approximately halfway between and .

Cromford

Latitude
53.1087° or 53° 6′ 31″ north
Longitude
-1.5601° or 1° 33′ 36″ west
Population
2,070
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CXM
Open location code
9C5W4C5Q+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27281889
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2651927
Wiki­data ID
Q1000915
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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”

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