Ambergate
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Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles south of Matlock.
A view of Ambergate
The Hurt Arms in 1880
Cromford Canal
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The Cromford Canal ran 14+1⁄2 miles from Cromford to the Erewash Canal in Derbyshire, England with a branch to Pinxton. Built by William Jessop with the assistance of Benjamin Outram, its alignment in
Ambergate
…northwards had been through Wirksworth and such traffic as there was, would have been mainly cotton from Arkwright's Mill at Cromford. However, the Cromford Canal, opened in 1794, also passes the village. In 1818 the turnpike to Nottingham was opened with a toll house at the junction. The canal towpath can be…
The end of the canal, in Cromford
Sketch of the canal
The Pinxton arm viewed from where it joins the main canal
Gregory Tunnel entrance near Lea Wood