Cromford Canal
Cromford Canal is in Ripley, Amber Valley District, England. Cromford Canal is situated nearby to River Amber Bridge, as well as near the village Ambergate.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ambergate railway station and Toadmoor Tunnel.
Ambergate railway station
Railway station
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Ambergate railway station serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby and Matlock; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction. Ambergate railway station is situated 1,300 feet south of Cromford Canal.
Toadmoor Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Chevin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toadmoor Tunnel was built at Ambergate in Derbyshire, England, as part of the North Midland Railway, which opened in 1840. 128 yards long, it was cut through an unstable hillside on a notoriously difficult line of route. Toadmoor Tunnel is situated 1,700 feet south of Cromford Canal.
Oakhurst House
Ruins
Photo: SHill31, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oakhurst House was a country house in Shining Cliff Woods above the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire. The house was rebuilt in 1848 by Francis Hurt behind his iron forge in Ambergate. Oakhurst House is situated 2,600 feet west of Cromford Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ambergate and Fritchley.
Ambergate
Village
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles south of Matlock. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census.
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.
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.
Cromford Canal
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Ripley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.06382° or 53° 3′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.48208° or 1° 28′ 56″ westOpen location code
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