Derwent Valley Mills
Derwent Valley Mills | |
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UNESCO world heritage | |
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Masson Mills, Derwent Valley |
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National territory: | United Kingdom |
Type: | Culture |
Criteria : | ii, iii |
Reference No .: | 1030 |
UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
History of enrollment | |
Enrollment: | 2001 (session 25) |
Derwent Valley Mills is a place of since 2001 UNESCO - World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire in England .
In the 18th century, the first modern factories for the production of textiles, called mills , were established here because they used water power like mills . This was based on that of Richard Arkwright developed new technology for spinning of cotton .
The emergence of industrial facilities in a rural setting also meant the construction of shelters for the factory workers.
The World Heritage Site is on the territory of the parishes of Cromford , Belper , Milford , Darley Abbey and Derby . It consists of numerous buildings, of which Great Britain has classified 867 as Listed Buildings , another nine as " Scheduled Ancient Monuments ".
Around 680,000 spindles are on display in the “Working Textile Museum” in Richard Arkwright's Masson Mill .
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Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 13 ″ N , 1 ° 29 ′ 59 ″ W.