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Derwent Valley Mills- Series of silk and cotton textile mills constructed since 1721 in the Derwent Valley area in England, and which from 1770's onwards followed Richard Arkwright's waterpowered factory system model. History and descriptions of mills. Biographies. Glossary of terms. List of publications and bibliography. Inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001.