The Derbyshire Derwent Part 2
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The Middle Derwent Valley (the Gritstone Miles) - Yorkshire Bridge to Matlock
As it enters this square the river passes under Yorkshire Bridge. I have never understood that name as we are a few miles away from Yorkshire here.
Two images, both of the same view.
No pictures.
The Derwent passes its first village that still exists, Bamford. It doesn't flow through the village but to the south west.
This weir is the first indication that the Derwent was in the past harnessed for its power. The mill, the first of many along its banks.
Here it is met by the River Noe emerging out of Hope Valley to the west. The conjoined flow continues to the southeast, in the direction that the Noe was heading, rather to the south as the Derwent was, which is the tributary and which the main river?
After being joined by the Noe the Derwent begins to mature, it now meanders gently on a wider valley floor.
Passing south of Hathersage, the river is joined by Hood Brook from the North.
The river is bridged again at Leadmill.
Bridged here at Grindleford, I suppose that means that there was once a ford here rather than a bridge.
Again the Derwent flows by rather than through a village.
Another bridge at Froggatt and a beautiful one it is too.
Another bridge near Calver, and another weir to provide a head of water for a mill. The mill race is still in evidence and marked as The Goit on the map.
Just upstream of the bridge the river is joined by Stoke Brook in an area known as Calver Marshes
After passing the early 19th century mill the river is reunited with the waters of the Goit abstracted from it to power the mill. Then under two bridges (old and new) to carry an important road route, now the A623.
This image (and its description) show the amount that the river can rise when subject to flooding.
This picture is the most northerly that I have noticed showing an infestation Himalayan Balsam. I have seen a lot of this while photographing the southern stretches of the river this summer.
One bend in the river makes it east into this square.
No picture.
Just this weir photographed as the Derwent heads towards Baslow.
The river is bridged twice as it passes through Baslow.
South of Baslow the Derwent enters Chatsworth Park.
The east bank of the river is met by a stream formed by the confluence of Bar Brook and Heathy Lea Brook north east of Nether End.
Passing Chatsworth House the river flows wide and slow.
Wide and slow.
The reason for this is a weir just down stream of where these images were taken
Another weir, this time probably here to provide power to the corn mill on the western bank.
Leaving Chatsworth Park passing under a single arch bridge.
Passing to the west of Beeley.
The Derwent is joined by the River Wye from the west in Rowsley.
Just a small loop into this square, a few pictures though.
Just a short stretch of the river in the north east corner of the square.
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The Derwent passes diagonally through this square from northwest to southeast.
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The river in the south east corner of this square is crossed by Darley Bridge.
Here in flood.
Here not.
The loop back into this square further east is not geographed.
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Through Matlock.
At Matlock the river enters limestone country, continued
here...
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