Museums · East Midlands
River Bradford
The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4 miles (7 km) in length, its waters are very clear due to the limestone rock over which it flows, and its course has been widened by a number of weirs which encourage white-throated dippers to breed in the ponds created. The river is owned and managed by the Haddon Estate and is home to brown trout and white-clawed crayfish. The valley is known as Bradford Dale, and the Limestone Way long distance footpath passes through it.
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From the Wikipedia article
The River Bradford is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its source is on Gratton Moor and after passing below Youlgreave it joins the River Lathkill at Alport. A little over 4 miles (7 km) in length, its waters are very clear due to the limestone rock over which it flows, and its course has been widened by a number of weirs which encourage white-throated dippers to breed in the ponds created. The river is owned and managed by the Haddon Estate and is home to brown trout and white-clawed crayfish. The valley is known as Bradford Dale, and the Limestone Way long distance footpath passes through it.
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Background
History
Where the river approached Middleton-by-Youlgreave, there were two water-powered mills. The first was at Gooseholme, an area of flat pasture land where the medieval residents of Middleton-by-Youlgreave grazed flocks of geese. This was cleared out in the early 19th century, to create a water supply for a mill. A map dating from the late 1700s shows a mill pond with a small building, which was probably a bobbin mill. The bobbins were made from copiced wood, and supplied the cottage lace industry in Middleton. In 1839, the mill was bought by John Bradbury Robinson, who made cardboard boxes for pills. He subsequently moved to Chesterfield, which enabled the Robinson's packaging business to…
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- Coordinates
- 53.1767, -1.6722
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Youlgreave
- Postcode
- DE45 1LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
Sources
- wikipedia: River Bradford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River Bradford?
- River Bradford is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.1767°, -1.6722°.
- Is River Bradford wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at River Bradford. Check ahead for specific facilities.