A new site was built to house the new 'upper site' at Lumsdale for years 9–13.[37]. [12], The route of the River Derwent downstream (south) of Matlock is especially interesting to geologists in that it appears to have cut its way through a limestone gorge below High Tor (120m above river level), rather than follow the "simpler" way to the east. The Council meets twice a month. at Bentley Brook Quarries) and the limestones for building materials and the manufacture of lime (e.g. Retrouvez les plans détaillés pour United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Derbyshire, Matlock sur ViaMichelin, avec des informations sur le trafic routier, la météo, la possibilité de réserver un hébergement ou bien de consulter les informations sur les restaurants MICHELIN et les sites touristiques répertoriés par le Guide Vert MICHELIN - Matlock. It forms part of the Derby to Manchester road (A6) and has very many bends. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) [13], The area on the western edge of the town, bounded on the north and east by Old Hackney Lane, Hurds Hollow, and Dimple Road, and on the south by Bakewell Road, is named as Dimple, on the Ordnance Survey map. Trouvez l’adresse qui vous intéresse sur la carte Matlock ou préparez un calcul d'itinéraire à partir de ou vers Matlock, trouvez tous les sites touristiques et les restaurants du Guide Michelin dans ou à proximité de Matlock. Dale Road runs all the way from Matlock Bridge (road bridge over the River Derwent) to North Parade in Matlock Bath. The main physical features of the Matlock area are the hills and watercourses. At the Crown Square/Matlock Bridge end of the park there is the town's war memorial and a wishing well. [37] This school still operates and is the biggest primary school in Matlock. As regards national democracy, Matlock forms part of the parliamentary constituency of Derbyshire Dales. A boating lake, with several small islands, is home to a large number of birds, including ducks and moorhens as well as being host to the longest running pleasure boats in the country. Merci ! It has subsequently been redeveloped. The Council has 39 District Councillors elected in 25 wards. As part of the refurbishments which took place, the old grass tennis courts were replaced with a skateboard park. at Harvey Dale Quarries). The café, on the opposite side of the bandstand, has similar markings for other floods. The town is twinned with the French town of Eaubonne. selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. [5] At one stage there were around twenty hydros, mostly on Matlock Bank, the largest built in 1853 by John Smedley. In this section, the main features of Dale Road are described, starting at Matlock Bridge and then proceeding in a southerly direction until the High Tor Hotel. [2][3] In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Meslach and in 1196 it was named Matlac. Hall Leys Park is now a central part of the town's flood protection. When it was built it was the steepest tramway in the world at a gradient of 1 in 5½, and it rose 300 feet (91 m). Matlock Town Council's jurisdiction extends covers the Town Centre, Matlock Bank, Hurst Farm, Matlock Green, Matlock Town, Starkholmes and Riber. [8], The top tier of local government is Derbyshire County Council that has responsibilities for the whole of Derbyshire apart from the City of Derby. Although many consider the whole incline to be Bank Road, just over halfway up beyond Smedley Street the road is called Rutland Street. The town is twinned with the French town of Eaubonne. In early 2007 building work started and it opened 4 October 2007. Pour un week-end ou pour les vacances, notre service de location de voiture vous garantit les meilleurs tarifs partout dans le monde. Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. [33][34] It was opened officially by Lord Sebastian Coe. This page was last edited on 10 August 2020, at 21:58. Beside the bandstand is a footbridge over the River Derwent which has markings indicating the height of several floods that hit the town in the 1960s and 1970s. Bakewell Road and Firs Parade were not included in this phase as they are just off Crown Square, and along with Imperial Road they are yet to be redeveloped. (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101051382834?urlappend=%3Bseq=133), The Youth Hostels Association (YHA) has its national headquarters in the former Severn Trent Water building on Dimple Road, Matlock. The igneous intrusions gave rise to valuable minerals which have been mined (e.g. The name Matlock derives from the Old English mæthel (or mæðel), meaning assembly or speech, and āc, meaning oak tree; thus Matlock means 'moot-oak', an oak tree where meetings are held. The town as seen from the nearby cable cars. A miniature railway runs half the length of the park along the river but, due to the lack of any turning space, the return journey is made in reverse. Vous pouvez à tout moment utiliser le lien de désabonnement intégré dans la newsletter. In 1897, a third school, the Council School, was constructed on Matlock Bank, at the junction of Smedley Street and Chesterfield Road. Matlock est une ville du Derbyshire, en Angleterre. [38] Several bus routes continue to serve only the old bus station on Bakewell Road, making Matlock one of the smallest towns in Britain to boast two bus stations. The former spa resort of Matlock Bath lies immediately south of the town on the A6. The town enjoys the Sun's rays as shade approaches. A toute de suite ! Beyond Smedley Street, Bank Road is actually Rutland Street. A cable tramway was constructed to tackle the very steep Bank Road (see above). It lies between the River Derwent to the south and Causeway Lane to the north. Bank Road has many local landmark buildings along it – from the bottom of the hill (Crown Square) travelling north: NB. Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poem Matlock, subtitled To the memory of a favourite child (the daughter of a friend) who died there, appeared in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1839. The population of the wider Matlock urban area (including Darley Dale, Tansley, Hackney and Matlock Bath) is approximately 20,000. [11] A very rare lead halide mineral called Matlockite was first discovered at nearby Bage Mine in the early 1800s, and is named after the town. However all buildings on Dale Road are included in two conservation areas created by Derbyshire Dales District Council. The hillside thermal spring water gave rise to the. [37], The two schools were merged to create Highfields, a comprehensive school. [37] It also still operates as Castle View Primary School.
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