Cromford, Derbyshire

CROMFORD VILLAGE in DERBYSHIRE

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HOME PAGE	HOME PAGE	A brief introduction to Cromford, with a photograph of Scarthin and Water Lane.
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COMMUNITY	CHILDCARE & EDUCATION	Childminders Parent & Toddler Group Cromford Playgroup Cromford Primary School Playground
COMMUNITY	CHURCHES	St Mary's Parish Church Methodist Church
COMMUNITY	CLUBS & SOCIETIES	Arkwright Society Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Cromford Brownies and Guides Cafe Philosophique Cromford Community Band Cromford Community Social Club Cromford Steam Rally Society Cromford Youth Club Dog Training Club International Plastic Modellers Society Luncheon Club Matlock Camera Club Pigeon Club Reading Group Royal British Legion WI
COMMUNITY	COUNCILLORS, MPs & POLICE	Parish Councillors Derbyshire Dales District Council Derbyshire County Council West Derbyshire MP Members of European Parliament Police
COMMUNITY	DOCTORS	Hannage Brook Medical Centre, Wirksworth
COMMUNITY	FUNCTION ROOMS	There are seven venues suitable for events ranging from club meetings, parties to conferences.
COMMUNITY	LOCAL SERVICES	Cash withdrawal facilities Milk deliveries Mobile Library Phone boxes and Post Boxes Public toilets Recycling points Skip / Waste collection
COMMUNITY	NEWS	What's been happening in Cromford. See also News Archives page
COMMUNITY	PUBLIC TRANSPORT	Details of bus and train services. Local taxis
COMMUNITY	SPORTS	Aerobics Angling Canoeing Cricket Football Rugby Table Tennis Yoga
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SHOPS & BUSINESSES	SHOPS	There are around 20 shops in Cromford, supplying a whole range of items - Baker - Butcher - Grocer Book shop Chemist Clothes Garden centre Gifts Hardware Newsagent Post Office Masson Mill complex
SHOPS & BUSINESSES	TRADES & SERVICES	Some of the services may also be on the Community Page Hairdressers, Health and Beauty Care Building Contractors Child Care Driving Instructors Education Engineering Garage Services & Car Sales Gardening Motorcycle sales Milk Delivery Taxis
SHOPS & BUSINESSES	WHERE TO EAT & DRINK	Cafes & Tea Rooms Pubs, Pub Meals Restaurants Takeaways
SHOPS & BUSINESSES	COMPANIES	Chartered Accountants Computers - Software, CAD Management & Business Consultants Management training Model railway suppliers Public Relations Sports technology Sports equipment
SHOPS & BUSINESSES	INDUSTRY	Marble dealers Quarry products - asphalts, aggregates limestone ready mixed concretes sand & gravel
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WHERE TO STAY	BED & BREAKFAST GROUP HOLIDAYS HOTELS SELF CATERING CARAVAN & CAMPING SITES	Alison House Greyhound Hotel Rock Lodge Yew Tree Cottage Woodseats Farm Alison House Cromford Wharf Shed Cromford Venture Centre Willersley Castle There are 11 self catering holiday lets listed on the site. Two sites close to Cromford Birchwood Farm, Longway Bank Merebrook Caravan Park, Whatstandwell
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EXPLORE CROMFORD	THE VILLAGE	Walk 1. Market Place - North St - Bedehouse Lane - Cromford Hill - Market Place. Extensions to - Ferny Rocks, High Peak Trail, Black Rocks.
	SCARTHIN & CHAPEL HILL	Walk 2. Market Place - Scarthin - Chapel Hill - Cromford Dam - Water Lane - Market Place.
	CROMFORD MILL, WHARF & CANAL	Walk 3. Market Place - Cromford Mill - Wharf - Church - Masson Mill - Market Place.
	WILLERSLEY CASTLE & RAILWAY STATION	Walk 4. Canal Wharf - Cromford Bridge - Railway Station - Willersley Castle - Church Walk.
	GANG MINE DENE QUARRY & ROSE END MEADOWS	Walk 5. A walk to explore three different aspects of Cromford - lead mining, quarrying and farming. Dramatic views of the quarry.
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NEWS ARCHIVE	NEWS ARCHIVE	News items back to April 2001. Topics include the campaign to save the painting "Richard Arkwright, his wife Mary and Child" by Joseph Wright of Derby, and the appearance of Cromford Mill on the BBC's Restoration programme. The work of the Parish Council 2002/03 and some Planning applications from 2003 are also covered.
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HISTORY	HISTORY	Time Line From Cromford's history - Almshouses - Sir Richard Arkwright - Bridge Chapel - Hearth tax - Lead mining - Long Livers - Reform Act - a 1956 survey - Wigley family. There are too many topics to list them all.
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WAR MEMORIALS	WAR MEMORIALS	The names on the Cromford and Scarthin war memorials. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website and census records. A list of the 194 men of Cromford and Scarthin who served in the Great War.
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ARKWRIGHT FAMILY	ARKWRIGHT FAMILY	Sir Richard Arkwright, his life and achievements. About Richard Arkwright Junior, only son of Sir Richard Arkwright. Short biographies of his eleven children. Peter Arkwright, son of Richard Arkwright Junior - his sixteen children.

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GLOSSARY	GLOSSARY	A list of some of the more obscure words on the History page.
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POETRY & PROSE	POETRY & PROSE	Stories, poems and writings about Cromford.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY	BIBLIOGRAPHY	Books about Cromford - guides, histories, stories. Biographies of Sir Richard Arkwright. Reference books touching on the history of Cromford, the canal and railways.
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