60-554: Derwent Valley may refer to: United Kingdom [ edit ] The valley of the River Derwent, Derbyshire , also: Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire Derwent Valley Mills a historic factory site. Derwent Valley Line a railway line Derwent Valley Heritage Way Derwent Valley Water Board The valley of the River Derwent, North East England , on
120-481: A wishing well . Beside this there is the shelter from the former cable tramway which was moved to the park when the tramway ceased to operate in 1927. Moving away from Crown Square there is, next, a large grass area and some tennis courts . As part of the refurbishments which took place, the old grass tennis courts were replaced with a skateboard park . In the centre of the park is the Victorian bandstand , which
180-512: A comprehensive school. The site of Charles White in Starkholmes became the 'lower site' of Highfields for years 7–8, while Bailey's was converted to the county council records offices. A new site was built to house the new 'upper site' at Lumsdale for years 9–13. For over 10 years, the council had proposed to allow a Sainsbury's supermarket to be built in Cawdor Quarry , a disused quarry next to
240-474: A large number of examples of Victorian architecture, although only four are listed by English Heritage. However, all buildings on Dale Road are included in two conservation areas created by Derbyshire Dales District Council. These conservation areas are called "Matlock Bridge" (from the bridge over the Derwent to the railway bridge over Dale Road), then "Matlock Dale" to the outskirts of Matlock Bath. In this section,
300-482: A point about a mile south-east of Bakewell, has now become the Monsal Trail , an 8.5-mile (13.7 km) walking and cycle trail. Peak Rail , a preserved railway , runs steam trains on a section of the closed line between Matlock, Darley Dale and Rowsley . Previously it used its own station, Matlock Riverside , a short distance to the north of the mainline station; however, from 2011, both Peak Rail and trains on
360-583: A series of public concerts at Highfields School (Upper Lumsdale site). Storytelling is also well represented with a monthly venue at the Imperial Rooms. The first school in Matlock was founded in 1647 as a free school for local boys, originally funded by local George Spateman of Tansley and from 1668 by Anthony Wolley. This school was rebuilt in 1829 and expanded in 1860 and 1889 and girls first attended in 1816. This school has since been demolished (the date
420-420: A third of the mainly rural parts of the county, including the towns of Matlock, Ashbourne , Bakewell , Wirksworth and Darley Dale and over 100 villages. The council has 39 District Councillors elected in 25 wards. Matlock is represented by six councillors in the two wards: Matlock All Saints and Matlock St Giles. The top tier of local government is Derbyshire County Council , which has responsibilities for
480-620: Is a Victorian public park in the centre of Matlock, Derbyshire which opened in 1898. It lies between the River Derwent to the south and Causeway Lane to the north. The park has many facilities and in 2004–2005 underwent major regeneration as part of the Matlock Parks Project with funding from the Millennium Commission . At the Crown Square/Matlock Bridge end of the park there is the town's war memorial and
540-562: Is a river in Derbyshire , England. It is 50 miles (80 km) long and is a tributary of the River Trent , which it joins south of Derby . Throughout its course, the river mostly flows through the Peak District and its foothills. Much of the river's route, with the exception of the city of Derby, is rural. However, the river has also seen many human uses, and between Matlock and Derby
600-576: Is also fed by the River Westend , whilst Ladybower Reservoir is also fed by the River Ashop . The former confluences of the two tributaries with the Derwent are now submerged below the respective reservoirs. Further south, the Derwent passes the village of Bamford , where it is joined by the River Noe . Below this confluence, it flows through Hathersage , Grindleford , Calver and Baslow , and through
660-451: Is especially interesting to geologists in that it has cut its way through a limestone gorge below High Tor (120m above river level), rather than follow the "simpler" way to the east. It is thought that landslips and/or glaciation may have had an influence over how the present route of the river was established. The area on the western edge of the town, bounded on the north and east by Old Hackney Lane, Hurds Hollow, and Dimple Road, and on
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#1732844635812720-415: Is home to a large number of birds, including ducks and moorhens as well as being host to the longest-running pleasure boats in the country. A miniature railway runs half the length of the park along the river but, because of the lack of any turning space, the return journey is made in reverse. At the far end of the park is a children's playground , which was significantly upgraded in 2005. Hall Leys Park
780-407: Is now a central part of the town's flood protection. The wall which surrounds the northern side of the park has the ability to have the footways sealed with sheets of wood which would dam the progress of any overflow from the river and turn the entire park into a large reservoir. Further down the park there is a putting green and a Crown Green Bowls green. A boating lake, with several small islands,
840-531: Is occasionally the site for visiting "Continental Markets" and, since the summer of 2006, regular "Farmers' Markets". It is also the centre of the Matlock Victorian Christmas Weekend, held annually on the first weekend of December. Bank Road runs from Crown Square up Matlock Bank, a steep hill which gives the road its name, to Wellington Street. Although many consider the whole incline to be Bank Road, just over halfway up beyond Smedley Street
900-493: Is unknown). Another school, All Saints Primary School, was founded in 1875 to provide for the population of the newly developed Matlock Bank. This school still operates and is the biggest primary school in Matlock. In 1897, a third school, the Council School, was constructed on Matlock Bank, at the junction of Smedley Street and Chesterfield Road. It also still operates as Castle View Primary School. Before Highfields School
960-430: Is used regularly in the summer months by local brass bands and for events such as the annual Matlock Victorian Christmas Weekend, held on the first weekend of December. Beside the bandstand is a footbridge over the Derwent that has markings indicating the height of several floods that hit the town in the 1960s and 1970s. The café, on the opposite side of the bandstand, has similar markings for other floods. Hall Leys Park
1020-597: Is within the Derbyshire Dales district and is the headquarters of Derbyshire County Council . The name Matlock derives from the Old English mæthel (or mæðel ), meaning assembly or speech, and āc , meaning oak tree; thus Matlock means 'moot-oak', an oak tree where meetings are held. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Meslach and in 1196 it was named Matlac . It is a former spa town that lies on
1080-682: The Cromford Canal . The terminus was once connected to Manchester across the High Peak by the early Cromford and High Peak Railway . Alphabetical listing of tributaries, extracted from the Water Framework Directive list of water bodies for the Derbyshire Derwent: The River Derwent provides the name for the oldest hockey club in Derbyshire . Derwent Hockey Club was established in 1897 and played its matches on
1140-465: The Eleven plus exam ) until fees were phased out, leaving scholarship as the only means of entry. Those who didn't attain a scholarship attended Charles White – it is estimated that Charles White students outnumbered Bailey's students 3:1. White had been built especially by Derbyshire County Council to accommodate the children who couldn't attend Bailey's. The two schools were merged to create Highfields,
1200-622: The Midland line between London and Manchester , until the section between Matlock and Buxton was closed in 1968 following the Beeching cuts . Network Rail has considered re-opening the line, with a study carried out by the county council; although it proved to be unfeasible in the short term, the track bed will be kept free of development as the study showed that the line could be economically viable from around 2025. The section from Wye Dale (about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Buxton) to Coombs viaduct,
1260-614: The North Sea via the Humber Estuary . The River Derwent is the habitat for many different animals such as otters , birds, insects, fish and crayfish. It is also a habitat for many wild flowers, as exemplified by the Lower Derwent Trail. The lower river from Derwent Mouth upstream as far as Derby was made navigable under an Act of Parliament of 1720, and this stretch opened to navigation in 1721. Traffic ceased about 1795 and
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#17328446358121320-504: The Peak District , with the National Park directly to the west. The spa resort of Matlock Bath is immediately south of the town as well as Cromford lying further south still. The civil parish of Matlock Town had a population in the 2021 UK census of 10,000. Matlock is 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Chesterfield and in close reach of the cities of Derby (19 miles), Sheffield (20 miles) and Nottingham (29 miles). Matlock
1380-465: The River Derwent , and has prospered from both the hydrotherapy industry and the cloth mills constructed on the river and its tributary Bentley Brook . It was a collection of villages in Wirksworth Hundred – composed of Matlock Town, Matlock Green, Matlock Bridge, Matlock Bank – until thermal springs were discovered in 1698. The population increased rapidly in the 1800s, largely because of
1440-623: The river valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia Derwent Valley Council , the local government body serving the Derwent Valley Derwent Valley Railway (Tasmania) , a heritage railway situated in the Derwent Valley See also [ edit ] River Derwent (disambiguation) Derwent Valley Railway (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
1500-598: The 1st XV compete at Level 6 in the RFU league structure . Matlock Rugby Club also has a thriving minis and junior section with over 250 members all supported by fully qualified mini and junior coaches. In 2007 the club was awarded the Derbyshire Tigger Price Memorial trophy for the team of the year award. On the outskirts of Matlock off the A6 Bakewell Road , a new multi-use leisure centre and swimming facility
1560-509: The Derwent Valley Line share the same station. The town is well served by bus routes, operated by High Peak Buses , Hulleys of Baslow and Stagecoach Yorkshire . The A6 , which links Carlisle with Luton , passes through the town; it provides access to Manchester , Stockport , Buxton , Bakewell and Derby . In 1893, Matlock Cable Tramway was built up Bank Road from Crown Square at Matlock Bridge to Wellington Street (at
1620-591: The Derwent is still harnessed at a number of these historic mill sites, producing hydro-electricity from turbines instead of driving mill wheels, with a recent development being the construction of a hydro-electric station at Longbridge weir, adjacent to the Riverside Gardens in Derby. Howden and Derwent Reservoirs in the upper valley were both completed in 1916 to supply the cities of Sheffield , Nottingham , Derby, and Leicester . The adjacent Ladybower Reservoir
1680-572: The Derwent, the former as far as Ambergate and the latter as far as Rowsley. The Sheffield line still operates as part of the Midland Main Line , but the Manchester line was severed north of Matlock in 1968, and the section from Ambergate to Matlock now forms the Derwent Valley Line , a single-track branch line. Between Ambergate and Cromford, the river, road and railway are also paralleled by
1740-588: The Matlock area is extremely complex. Broadly speaking, the Derwent valley bottom forms a boundary between the sandstones and gritstones of the Dark Peak to the north-east and the limestones of the White Peak to the south-west. There are igneous intrusions into the limestones to the south-west. This geology has been exploited by the quarrying and mining industries. The sandstones and gritstones have been quarried as building materials (e.g. at Bentley Brook Quarries) and
1800-624: The Peak District National Park, whilst the middle reaches around the old spa town of Matlock Bath offer souvenir shops and amusement arcades, together with attractions such as the Heights of Abraham and its cable car . Derwent is derived from Brittonic river name * Deruentiū , Latinised as Deruentiō , meaning "(belonging/pertaining to the) forest of oak trees"; the old river name survived in medieval Welsh poetry, such as Peis Dinogat (" Dinogad's Smock ") attached to
1860-511: The banks of the Derwent in Darley Dale , before relocating to Wirksworth . It also gives its name to Derwent Rowing Club in Derby, founded in 1857. The pureness of the river has also been commented on by Charles Cotton – "Piscator" in Izaac Walton's Compleat Angler . Matlock, Derbyshire Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire , England. It is in the south-eastern part of
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1980-506: The drier summer months. Today all these reservoirs are managed by Severn Trent Water . The valley of the Derwent provides an important communications route. Between Derby and Rowsley the valley is followed by the A6 road , which was the main road from London to Manchester until the creation of the motorway network, and is still a busy single-carriageway road. The former Midland Railway 's lines from Derby to Sheffield and Manchester also followed
2040-463: The east bank. Some 4 miles (6.4 km) into its journey it passes through three consecutive reservoirs: Howden , the highest, Derwent and Ladybower Reservoir . Derwent Reservoir is named after the now-submerged village of Derwent , which was named after the river. Once past Howden Reservoir, both banks of the river are in Derbyshire, and the river remains in the county to its mouth. Howden Reservoir
2100-573: The estate of Chatsworth House , before it is joined by the River Wye at Rowsley . After passing through Darley Dale , the Derwent reaches Matlock , where, at an oxbow, it collects the Bentley Brook . It then flows past the villages of Matlock Bath , Cromford , Whatstandwell , and Ambergate , where it is joined by the River Amber . Below Ambergate, the river flows through the town of Belper and
2160-603: The full power of the river to drive their complex machinery. This required the construction of large weirs across the Derwent that still remain as significant features in the riverscape. These sites were all important in the development of the Industrial Revolution , and Arkwright's innovation, along with several local competitors, is recognised today by the designation of the area as the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site . The power of
2220-503: The larger poem Y Gododdin , as Derwennydd . The River Derwent rises at Swains Greave (590 metres (1,940 ft) above sea level) on the eastern flank of Bleaklow , opposite Howden Moors, and some 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Glossop . It flows through the Upper Derwent Valley , and for most of its first 6 miles (9.7 km) forms the county boundary between Derbyshire, on its west bank, and South Yorkshire , on
2280-539: The limestones for building materials and the manufacture of lime (e.g. at Harvey Dale Quarries). The igneous intrusions gave rise to valuable minerals which have been mined (e.g. in the Bonsall area), particularly for lead. A very rare lead halide mineral called Matlockite was first discovered at nearby Bage Mine in the early 1800s, and is named after the town. The route of the River Derwent downstream (south) of Matlock
2340-604: The local Wetherspoons , which was forced to close due to the damages and later reopened as Ostello Lounge, part of the Lounges group, in March 2022. National Rail services run generally hourly each way between Matlock and Derby on the Derwent Valley Line , operated by East Midlands Railway . In 1849, the railway came to Matlock. Matlock railway station was opened on the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway , later
2400-627: The main features of Dale Road are described, starting at Matlock Bridge and then proceeding in a southerly direction until the High Tor Hotel. Matlock is home to Matlock Town Football Club , playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division at their Causeway Lane ground. Matlock is also home to Matlock and Cromford Meadows Cricket Club playing next to the football ground, and Matlock and District Swimming Club (also known as MAD Swimming) which trained and competed in
2460-422: The navigation was acquired by the owners of the competing Derby Canal . The river is no longer considered navigable, although the upper river is widely used by kayakers and canoeists who enjoy the fast-flowing water and the slalom course at Matlock Bath . The river was also used to power the many textile mills that were built along the Derwent between Matlock Bath and Derby. Initially, the need for water power
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2520-560: The nearby old Matlock Lido before it closed in August 2011 with subsequent events transferred to the Arc complex. Matlock Cycling Club has helped to produce a number of national and international status riders including Tim Gould , Olympian Mountain Biker Annie Last and has a popular youth section. Matlock's rugby team play their home matches at nearby Cromford Meadows. They run 3 senior teams and
2580-766: The old bus station on Bakewell Road, making Matlock one of the smallest towns in Britain to have two bus stations. In 2010, Crown Square was updated with the replacement of pavements and street furniture intended to provide a look more appropriate to a conservation area; the old tarmac pavements and traffic island were rebuilt in local sandstone, barriers were replaced with heritage bollards and all street lights replaced. Bakewell Road and Firs Parade were not included in this phase as they are just off Crown Square, and along with Imperial Road they are yet to be redeveloped. Local news and television channels are BBC East Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals can be received from one of
2640-411: The parliamentary constituency of Derbyshire Dales . The MP is currently John Whitby , who was elected in the 2024 General Election . The main physical features of the Matlock area are the hills and watercourses . The height of the town (above mean level) varies from 91m at Causeway Lane (in the valley bottom) to 203m at the top of Wellington Street. Matlock is overlooked by Riber Castle at 260m from
2700-559: The popular hydros that were being built. At one stage there were around twenty hydros, mostly on Matlock Bank, the largest built in 1853 by John Smedley . This closed in 1955, and re-opened in 1956 as the headquarters of the Derbyshire County Council . Matlock is also home to the Derbyshire Dales District Council as well as Matlock Town council . Matlock has a town council , the urban equivent of
2760-414: The railway station. In early 2007 building work started and it opened 4 October 2007. A new access road with its own bridge over the River Derwent allows the A6 to bypass the town centre. The old bridge is restricted to one-way traffic (out of town) and allows pedestrian access from the town centre to the train station, a newly built bus station and the supermarket. Several bus routes continue to serve only
2820-587: The road is called Rutland Street. Bank Road has many local landmark buildings along it – from the bottom of the hill (Crown Square) travelling north: NB. Beyond Smedley Street, Bank Road is actually Rutland Street. Dale Road runs all the way from Matlock Bridge (road bridge over the River Derwent) to North Parade in Matlock Bath . It forms part of the Derby to Manchester road ( A6 ) and has very many bends. Dale Road, like Bank Road (see previous section), contains
2880-413: The rural parish council and the lowest tier of local government . The Council meets twice a month. There are 11 Councillors who cover the area and 9 members of staff. Matlock Town Council's jurisdiction extends to the town centre, Matlock Bank, Hurst Farm, Matlock Green, Matlock Town, Starkholmes and Riber . The second tier of local government is Derbyshire Dales District Council , which covers almost
2940-492: The south by Bakewell Road, is named as Dimple , on the Ordnance Survey map. The Derwent has occasionally flooded, including during November 2019 when large areas of England were affected. This flood in particular claimed one life: that of Matlock's former high sheriff, Annie Hall, who was swept away by the water and subsequently drowned, aged 69. This flood also caused damage to many of Matlock's businesses, including
3000-535: The south-east and by Masson Hill at 339m from the south-west. The first human settlement in the area was in what is now known as Old Matlock or Matlock Green. This was where the Bentley Brook joined the River Derwent. When the town grew in the late 19th century, the town spread up the steep hillsides to the north-east of the narrow valley bottom. Various industries made use of the natural features: The natural features also constrained transport links: The geology of
3060-503: The three local relay transmitters (Matlock, Stanton Moor and Bolehill ). Matlock's local radio stations are BBC Radio Derby on 95.3 FM, Capital Midlands on 102.8 FM and Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire (formerly Peak FM ) on 102.0 FM. The Matlock Mercury is the town's weekly local newspaper. Karl Philipp Moritz in his Journeys of a German in England in 1782 describes Matlock as follows: Travelling from Matlock Bath and via
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3180-477: The top of Bank Road) with a stop halfway up at Smedley Street where Smedley's Hydro (built by John Smedley ) was situated. Conceived by Job Smith, the tram was inspired by San Francisco's famous cable cars and cost £20,000. When it was built, it was the steepest tramway in the world at a gradient of 1 in 5½ and it rose 300 feet (91 m). The fare was tuppence up and one penny down. It closed in 1927, after losing business to cars and buses . Hall Leys Park
3240-616: The villages of Milford and Duffield , where it is joined by the River Ecclesbourne . It then enters the city of Derby near Darley Abbey and flows through the centre of the city. The river ends at Derwent Mouth , between Shardlow and Sawley , where it joins the River Trent at a height of 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level; a total drop of 560 metres (1,840 ft). Its course meanders somewhat, especially in its lower reaches, adding 16 miles (26 km) to its apparent length of 50 miles (80 km). Its waters ultimately reach
3300-600: The whole of Derbyshire apart from the City of Derby. Matlock is represented by one county councillor (out of 64 councillors in total). The main offices of all three tiers of local government are sited in Matlock. The Town Council is housed in the Imperial Rooms close to the bottom of Bank Road, the District Council is halfway up Bank Road and the County Council is at the top. As regards national democracy, Matlock forms part of
3360-522: Was completed in 1945 to cover increasing demand. Treated water from these reservoirs flows down the 28-mile (45 km) Derwent Valley Aqueduct parallel to the river. The river also indirectly supplies Carsington Reservoir , with the water taken from the river by a pumping station at Ambergate in times of high flow. When flows are low, water is released back into the river via the same 6.5-mile (10.5 km) route of tunnels and aqueducts, thus allowing greater abstraction rates downstream at Little Eaton in
3420-464: Was founded in 1982, when the tripartite education system in Matlock ended, there were two secondary schools in Matlock; Charles White Secondary Modern School (founded in 1956, and named after two local MPs, father and son , the latter of who died in 1956) and Ernest Bailey's Grammar School (founded in 1924 and named after its wealthy founder). As a Grammar school, Bailey's accepted students whose parents paid or who gained scholarships (by passing
3480-526: Was one of the cradles of the Industrial Revolution . It is the site of the Derwent Valley Mills , the first industrial-scale cotton mills . Today it provides a water supply to several surrounding cities, and its steep-sided valley is an important communications corridor through the uplands of the Peak District. The scenery of the Derwent valley attracts many tourists. The upper reaches pass through
3540-471: Was opened in 2011 known as Arc Leisure Matlock . It was opened officially by Lord Sebastian Coe . The annual arts festival Matlock Live began takes place in June or July each year featuring local musicians, dancers, artists, etc. As part of the summer event, Matlock Live invites buskers and other street performers to form a busking trail around Matlock raising money for the charity Aquabox . Matlock Music present
3600-474: Was quite modest, for example Lombe's Silk Mill in Derby, which is considered to be the forerunner of the later cotton mills , only needed to use the power provided by a small mill stream, and Richard Arkwright 's Cromford Mill , the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, only used a small tributary of the Derwent in conjunction with a lead mine sough . The later mills at Belper , Darley Abbey and Masson Mill were much larger and needed to harness
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