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Cromford Bridge is a stone arch bridge spanning the River Derwent at Cromford in Derbyshire. The bridge dates from the eighteenth century and forms part of the important industrial heritage of the area, which developed around Richard Arkwright's pioneering cotton mills. The structure consists of a single elliptical arch constructed in ashlar stone, typical of bridge engineering of its period. The bridge remains a significant monument to the infrastructural development that supported Derbyshire's role in the Industrial Revolution.
Cromford Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007058. View the official record →
Cromford Bridge is a stone arch bridge spanning the River Derwent at Cromford in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007058.
Cromford Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Nether Ratchwood and Rantor lead mines, 200m west of Old Lane (2.8 km), Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pit (3.1 km), Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cromford Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cromford Bridge stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.