The Derwent Valley, in the south/south west of the borough, offers panoramic views and pleasant walks.

The area was once dependent on heavy industry such as steel making in the Derwent Valley and coal mining (across the borough).

It stands in the highest part of the estate with fine views over the Derwent Valley.

The following years saw a number of plans to extend the line further up the Derwent Valley or to connect it to the West Coast.

It is in the Derwent Valley a few kilometres north of New Norfolk.

Uxbridge elevation is listed as ca. 514 m, in height in the Derwent Valley.

They continued building mills into the 1810s, and by 1833 their business employed 2,000 people and had dominated the cotton industry in the Derwent Valley.

The Derwent Valley is considered the birthplace of the factory system.

The machines developed in the Derwent Valley such as the water frame allowed continuous production.

The techniques for spinning cotton developed in the Derwent Valley were also spread to America.