Crich

Crich
Bowns Hill, Crich
Crich is located in Derbyshire
Crich
Crich
Location within Derbyshire
Population2,821 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK3454
Civil parish
  • Crich
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMatlock
Postcode districtDE4
Dialling code01773
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteCrichweb
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°05′02″N 1°28′44″W / 53.084°N 1.479°W / 53.084; -1.479

Crich /ˈkr/ is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. Besides the village of Crich, the civil parish includes the nearby villages of Fritchley, Whatstandwell and Wheatcroft. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 2,821, increasing to 2,898 at the 2011 census.[2]

The village is home to the National Tramway Museum and, at the summit of Crich Hill above, a memorial tower for those of the Sherwood Foresters regiment who died in battle, particularly in World War I.

  1. ^ "Area selected: Amber Valley (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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