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.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Steve Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: junction between railway and canal in Cromford, Derbyshire Dales, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cromford goods depot”
Places of Interest Nearby
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 Mill is situated 1 mile northwest of High Peak Junction.
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. Cromford railway station is situated 1 mile northwest of High Peak Junction.
Christ Church, Holloway
Church
Photo: Enchufla Con Clave, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christ Church, Holloway is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Holloway, Derbyshire. Christ Church, Holloway is situated 1 mile northeast of High Peak Junction.
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
- Categories: junction, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10024° or 53° 6′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.53336° or 1° 32′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C5W4F28+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 274268756OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5756066
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