Whatstandwell is a village on the River Derwent in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.
It is about five miles south of Matlock and about four miles north of Belper. Whatstandwell railway station is on the Derby–Matlock Derwent Valley Line, and the A6 trunk road crosses the River Derwent in the village. Most of the population is included in the civil parish of Crich but the village may be said to extend across the Derwent into the parish of Alderwasley.
Whatstandwell corner on the A6 road main road looking North where it turns across the Derwent bridge in an 'S' bend to left then right.
The A6 road from the Derby direction at the left behind the road-sign, with first half of the 'S' bend, the bridge over the River Derwent, and the right-turn in the distance where the road proceeds towards Matlock
River Derwent, Derbyshire
The Derwent is a river in Derbyshire, England. It is 50 miles (80 km) long and is a tributary of the River Trent, which it joins south of Derby. Throughout its course, the river mostly flows through the Peak District and its foothills.
The River Derwent, near Hathersage
Boggy ground in Swains Greave, on Bleaklow
The river in its highest stretch, on Howden Moor close to the source
Derwent Reservoir, with river water cascading over Howden Dam, and Howden Moor in the background
