Belper
Belper is a town in the Amber Valley of Derbyshire, 7 miles north of Derby, with a population in 2011 of 21,823. It's been industrial since medieval times, thanks to nearby deposits of ironstone, made into nails and other ironware.Places of Interest
Highlights include Derwent Valley Mills and Duffield Castle.
Derwent Valley Mills
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership.
Duffield Castle
Nature reserve
Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duffield Castle was a Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire. The site is a scheduled monument. It was on a rocky promontory facing the river, easily defended, though it is debatable whether it was inhabited in prehistoric times.
Belper railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chevin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belper railway station serves the town of Belper in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Leeds via Derby, approximately 8 miles north of Derby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripley and Duffield.
Ripley
Photo: Jonathan Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ripley is a market town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby, north-west of Heanor, south-west of Alfreton and north-east of Belper.
Duffield
Village
Photo: eamoncurry, CC BY 2.0.
Duffield is a village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, 5 miles north of Derby. It is centred on the western bank of the River Derwent at the mouth of the River Ecclesbourne. Duffield is situated 2 miles south of Belper.
Belper
- Type: Locality
- Location: Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0191° or 53° 1′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.4785° or 1° 28′ 43″ westElevation
371 feet (113 metres)Open location code
9C5W2G9C+JJGeoNames ID
7294954
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Persian—“Belper” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Белпър”
- Hebrew: “בלפר”
- Persian: “بلپر”
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