High Peak Junction

High Peak Junction, near , , , 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.
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  • 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.

Museum
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is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in , , England. The mill structure is classified as a Grade I listed building. is situated 1 mile northwest of High Peak Junction.

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

Church
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is a Grade II* listed parish church in the in . is situated 1 mile northeast of High Peak Junction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holloway and Lea.

Village
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Dethick, Lea and is a civil parish, in the Amber Valley borough of the county of . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Locality
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is an area of , in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of , England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining.

High Peak Junction

Latitude
53.10024° or 53° 6′ 1″ north
Longitude
-1.53336° or 1° 32′ 0″ west
Open location code
9C5W4F28+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 274268756
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5756066
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