Matlock

/ (ˈmætˌlɒk) /

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noun

a town in England, on the River Derwent, administrative centre of Derbyshire: mineral springs. Pop: 11 265 (2001)

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Words nearby Matlock

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How to use Matlock in a sentence

In Darley church-yard, near Matlock in Derbyshire, is a yew tree, thirty-three feet in girt.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
The same incongruity in architecture is to be observed in the bridges at Matlock Town and Darley.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
The picturesque region of Matlock, with its cliffs and streams, its deep woods and romantic walks, is full of attraction.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 76, February, 1864|Various
Castleton to the north, Buxton to the north-west, and Matlock to the south-east, lie nearly upon its limits.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

But at the smelting works of Lea, near Matlock, the blowing-machine consists of two casks, which move upon horizontal axes.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure