The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population[which?]

[2] The origins of Toadmoor have been traced back by the Survey of English Place-Names as meaning "toadpool", the earliest reference being in 1397 and associated references suggesting how the name of "toad mire" was later corrupted to become "toad moor" therefore confusing the landscape feature meanings of "mire" and "moor".

In 1791 Benjamin Outram and Samuel Beresford had built kilns at nearby Bullbridge to process limestone from their quarry at Crich.

George Stephenson had discovered deposits of coal at Clay Cross and realised that burning lime would provide a use for the slack which otherwise would go to waste.

This 6-mile (10 km) section is listed as a Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI),[4] and also forms part of the Derwent Valley Heritage Way.

In 1840 the North Midland Railway opened with a station at 'Amber Gate' which brought trade for 'omnibus and posting conveyance' to Matlock, which was becoming a fashionable spa town.

[5] The main railway line runs through the elliptical Toadmoor Tunnel designed by George Stephenson.

The kilns were demolished the following year to build a storage facility and processing plant for natural gas.