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Place Name	Cressbrook
Place Type	Settlement
Parish	Litton
Grid Ref	SK170730
Hundred	Europe
County	Derbyshire
Local Authority	Bakewell Rural District Council
Registration District	Bakewell (1837-2013)
Petty Sessional Division	Bakewell
County Court Division	Bakewell
Country	United Kingdom, England
Notes	A small village in the White Peak area of the Peak District National Park, situated on the River Wye at the foot of Cressbrook Dale. The village developed around Cressbrook Mill and was expanded as a model village for mill workers during the 19th century.

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