Derwent Valley Mills
World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derwent Valley Mills is the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Derbyshire, England.[1]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Derbyshire, England |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 1030 |
Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
Area | 1,228.7 ha |
Buffer zone | 4,362.7002 ha |
Website | www |
Coordinates | 53°1′44″N 1°29′17″W |
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The site covers several factory communities which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries in a valley of the River Derwent, upstream from Derby.[1]