Somerville House, with its high gateway that allowed carriages to pass under it, was originally a gentleman's residence that was built in the mid 18th century.

Wallfield House on Doles Lane was constructed in 1822 as a farm, and in the 20th century became the home of racing driver and Aston Martin team manager Reg Parnell.

Parnell eventually came to live – and farm – at Wallfield House, which is now a residential home, that bares a blue plaque in his memory.

In building the marina, twelve islands or promontories were added to the natural contours of the lake thus creating a green oasis for people and wildlife alike.

Findern Primary School on Heath Lane was designed by the pioneering architect George Henry Widdows and constructed in 1924.

The former, to the north east, follows the course of the Roman road Icknield Street, while the latter passes to the south of the village centre and runs parallel to the canal.

After showing an early interest in mechanics, Strutt was apprenticed at the age of 14 to Ralph Massey, a wheelwright who lived in Findern.

Latham, as a friend of the Woollatt family, became a key influence on Strutt's early life, and encouraged him to expand his learning.

In time there would be eight Strutt mills at Belper which would grow to a population of 10,000 by the mid-nineteenth century and be the second largest town in the county.

The church contains a monument to Isabella de Fynderne dated 1444, and also possesses the oldest parish communion plate in the UK.

Findern was also the birthplace of Ben Spilsbury who in 1884 scored Derby County’s first ever league goal, played for the Rams for five years and was capped three times for England.

Edwina Currie was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1983 until 1997, and was a Junior Health Minister for two years before resigning in 1988 during the salmonella-in-eggs controversy.