Derwent Viaduct
Derwent Viaduct is a bridge in Ripley, Amber Valley District, England. Derwent Viaduct is situated nearby to Ambergate Primary School, as well as near St Anne’s Church.Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct near Ambergate
- Also known as: “Hartleys Viaduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ambergate railway station and Toadmoor Tunnel.
Ambergate railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1,400 feet north of Derwent Viaduct.
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 1,100 feet northeast of Derwent Viaduct.
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 4,100 feet northwest of Derwent Viaduct.
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.
Belper Lane End
Village
Belper Lane End is a village in the civil parish of Belper, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England.
Derwent Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Ripley, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.05674° or 53° 3′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.48282° or 1° 28′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C5W3G48+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 694517031OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q17545184
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Highlights include Ambergate Primary School and St Anne’s Church.
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