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Derwent Valley Mills

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Location

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Derwent Valley Mills is about 30 km south of Sheffield. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jodrell Bank Observatory, about 50 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Sheffield · about 1,293,000 peopleabout 30 km north
  • Nottingham · about 826,000 peopleabout 30 km south-east
  • Stoke · about 391,000 peopleabout 45 km west
  • Leicester · about 458,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
  • Manchester · about 2,230,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
  • Birmingham · about 2,285,000 peopleabout 75 km south
Derwent Valley MillsManchesterSheffieldNottinghamLiverpoolLeicesterStokePeterboroughChesterJodrell Bank ObservatoryIronbridge GorgePontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Derwent Valley Mills and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesJodrell Bank Observatory1Ironbridge Gorge2Saltaire3Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal4Fountains Abbey5Derwent Valley Mills
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Saltaire

United KingdomCultural83 km away

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