Derwent Valley Mills

World Heritage Site, where water-powered cotton-spinning mills were first built in the UK
Place industrial_zone Q646076
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Derwent Valley Mills

Summary

Derwent Valley Mills is an industrial zone[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Derwent Valley Mills is located in Belper[3].
  • Derwent Valley Mills is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's instance of is recorded as industrial zone[5].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's Commons category is recorded as Derwent Valley Mills[6].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.108, 'lon': -1.556}[7].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's official website is recorded as http://www.derwentvalleymills.org[8].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[9].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Derwent Valley Mills'}[10].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[11].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)[12].
  • Derwent Valley Mills's historic county is recorded as Derbyshire[13].

Body

Geography

Derwent Valley Mills is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Belper[3].

Designation and Status

Derwent Valley Mills's instance of is recorded as industrial zone[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[9].

Why It Matters

Derwent Valley Mills has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . whc.unesco.org. Retrieved . whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . whc.unesco.org. Retrieved . whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria (ii), (iv)
    Historic county Derbyshire
    P14541 3U1IJU
    Instance of industrial zone
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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