Crich
Coordinates: 53°05′02″N 1°28′45″W / 53.083890°N 1.479080°W
Crich (pronounced /ˈkraɪtʃ/ kryech) 
listen (info • help) is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. It is the home of the National Tramway Museum in the Crich Tramway Village.
| Crich | |
 Bowns Hill |
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 Crich shown within Derbyshire | |
| District | Amber Valley |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MATLOCK |
| Postcode district | DE4 |
| Dialling code | 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Amber Valley |
| |
Memorial Tower
At the top of Crich Hill is a tower. The tower was built to remember members of the regiment who died in battle, particularly in World War I.
The tower was built in 1923 on the site of an older tower called Crich Stand. The Memorial Tower is the end of an annual pilgrimage on the first Sunday in July. It is 305 m (1,001 ft) above sea level. The tower has 52 steps to the top. From the top of the tower, eight counties and landmarks such as the Humber Bridge and Lincoln Cathedral can be seen.[1]
History
Crich is mentioned in 1009 by Ethelred the Unready when he gives away Weston-on-Trent to his minister.[2]
A workhouse opened in 1734 and had 40 people. The workhouse accepted poor people from places, including Melbourne, Pentrich, Willington, Mercaston and Denby.[3]
The television series Peak Practice and the 2007 movie "And When Did You Last See Your Father" were filmed in Crich.
Crich Media
Quarrying in the early 1900s
The Memorial Tower ('Crich Stand') in Crich, Derbyshire, completed in 1923. The large plaque in the foreground dedicates the tower to the memory of the soldiers from the Sherwood Foresters Regiment who died in World War I and
Crich Stand in 2014, also showing overhead power cables for tramway cars 
A pub in Crich
Plaistow Green Road in Crich, Derbyshire.
Related pages
- National Tramway Museum (Crich Tramway Village)
References
- ↑ Crich Memorial, official site
- ↑ Charter of Æthelred, The Great Council, 1009, accessible at Derby records
- ↑ Higginbotham, P. (2007), Workhouses of the Midlands, Tempus, Stroud. Page 27. ISBN 978-0-7524-4488-8
Other websites
- Crich village website Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine