The Cromford Canal ran 14.5 miles (23 km) from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England. Its alignment included four tunnels and 14 locks. Cromford, in Derbyshire, England, is a village that is one of the significant sites in the development of the Industrial Revolution. ... The Erewash Canal is a broad canal in Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... Canal locks in England. ...

From Cromford it ran south following the contour line along the east side of the valley of the Derwent to Ambergate, where it turned eastwards along the Amber valley. It turned sharply to cross the valley, crossing the river and the Ambergate to Nottingham road, by means of an aqueduct at Bullbridge, before turning towards Ripley and thence to Butterley Tunnel. River Derwent is the name of several rivers in England: River Derwent, Derbyshire; see also Derwent Reservoir, Derbyshire, also Upper Derwent Valley. ... Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. ... The River Amber is a river in Derbyshire, which rises near Ashover, near Clay Cross, and flows southwards through Ogston Reservoir to Pentrich then westwards to join the River Derwent at Ambergate. ... Nottingham is a city and county town of Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ... Ripley may have several meanings. ...

From the tunnel it continued to Pye Hill, near Ironville, where a branch was built to Pinxton, and turned southwards through the Erewash Valley to join the Erewash Canal at Langley Mill. The Pinxton Branch became important as a route for Nottinghamshire coal, via the Erewash, to the River Trent and Leicester and was a terminus of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway. Ironville in Derbyshire built by the Butterley Company as a model village to house its workers, around 1830 It is situated between Riddings and Codnor Park, near to Pye Hill and the bend in the Cromford Canal where its turns southward down the Erewash Valley and the junction with its... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Erewash Valley is the valley of the River Erewash on the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as far as the River Trent. ... The Erewash Canal is a broad canal in Derbyshire, England. ... Langley Mill is a small town on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ... The Mansfield and Pinxton Railway was an early horse-drawn railway company in the United Kingdom, constructed in 1819 to transport coal between Mansfield and the head of the Pinxton branch of the Cromford Canal and thence by the Erewash Valley and the Trent to Leicester. ...

The canal obtained its act of parliament in 1789 and opened in 1794. The canal, despite costing about twice the initial estimate (£42,697), was a financial success. The canal mostly carried coal, lead and iron ore, some extracted from inside the Butterley Tunnel. In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining). ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Butterley is a village in the English county of Derbyshire (grid reference SK401517) near to Ripley. ...

The canal also carried limestone from the Butterley Company's quarry at Crich with a plateway to the Amber Wharf at Bullbridge. In attempt to avoid using cable-haulage or a rack and pinion system, a remarkable steam engine, the "Steam Horse" was tried out in 1813. Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Map sources for Crich at grid reference SK350544 Crich is a village in Derbyshire. ... A plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway that started to appear in the century prior to 1830. ... Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... The rack rail on a cog railway. ... The Steam Horse was constructed by the Butterley Company in Derbyshire in 1813 by William Brunton (1777-1851). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1831, the Cromford and High Peak Railway was built to connect the canal to the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Cromford and High Peak Railway was a railway built in the 1830s and operated by the London and North Western Railway to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal at Cromford Wharf and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. ... South portal of Hyde Bank Tunnel, early 20th century Greens Hall Bridge near Disley, early 20th century The Peak Forest Canal runs from a junction with the Ashton Canal at the southern end of the Tame Aqueduct at Dukinfield through Newton, Hyde, Woodley, Romiley, Marple, Strines, Disley, New Mills, Furness... Location within the British Isles. ...

In 1840 when the North Midland Railway was built, George Stephenson was faced with the problem at Bullbridge of taking the line over the road but under the canal, thus the Bullbridge Aqueduct, in its final form, placed the river, road, railway and canal at four levels. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, opened in 1840, from Derby to Rotherham (Masborough) and Leeds. ... George Stephenson Statue of George Stephenson at the National Railway Museum, York George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British engineer who designed a famous and historically important steam-powered locomotive named Rocket, and is known as the Father of British Steam Railways. ... The Bull Bridge Aqueduct was situated on the Cromford Canal, built in 1794, at Bullbridge east of Ambergate along the Amber Valley where it turned sharply to cross the valley and the Ambergate to Nottingham road. ...

Although the 1840's and 1850's were its busiest period, it was clear that its business would be taken over by the railways. In 1846, Parliamentary assent was granted to merge with the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway. The sale was not carried through until 1852 by which time the Midland Railway and the LNWR had assumed joint control and, with railway lines from Rowsley through Ambergate to the north and south, it was being used for little more than local traffic. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway initially served neither Manchester or the Midlands, since its connection with the North Midland Railway at Ambergate Junction, was in a northerly direction. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... Rowsley is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire. ...

In 1900 the 3,063 yard (2801m) Butterley Tunnel was closed due to subsidence. Most of the canal was abandoned in 1944 with the exception of a half-mile (800m) stretch to Langley Mill which was abandoned in 1962. Attempts are being made to restore the canal and about 5 miles (8km) of it remains in water. 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See also Cromford and High Peak Railway The Cromford and High Peak Railway was a railway built in the 1830s and operated by the London and North Western Railway to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal at Cromford Wharf and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. ...

External links

• Map and aerial photo of Cromford Canal from Multimap.com
• Other map and aerial photo sources

• The Friends of the Cromford Canal