Lumsdale Valley
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Lumsdale Valley is a steep-sided wooded gorge in the Peak District near Matlock, Derbyshire, in England. It is the location of a series of historic water-powered mills.
Lower Pond on Bentley Brook and Pond Cottages
Lumsdale Falls
Upper Bleach Works
Mill chimney
Bentley Brook
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Bentley Brook is a stream in Derbyshire, England. It rises on Matlock Moor, flowing south through Cuckoostone Dale, under the A632, into Lumsdale, gathering the valley's waters—notably from Knabhall B
Lumsdale Valley
…lum meaning chimney and reflecting the area's industrial heritage) or 'valley of water pools' (from the English name lumb meaning a place with a pool). Bentley Brook runs through Lumsdale Valley into the River Derwent. The Upper Pond was constructed in the 1780s by Watts, Lowe and Co to supply water for their cotton…
Bridge carrying Oaksedge Lane over Bentley Brook as it enters the reservoir
Falls above grinding mill, Matlock, nr Lumsdale Road
Third reservoir, 1830s, in old quarry