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Derwent Valley Mills

Cultural · Inscribed: 2001

Europe

Site Information

UNESCO ID: 1030
Category: Cultural
Country: United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2001
Coordinates: 53.1080, -1.5560
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Selection Criteria

(ii) (iv)

Criteria: (ii), (iv)

Description

World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK

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