Bessalone

Bessalone is a forest in Belper, Amber Valley District, England. Bessalone is situated near the village Nether Heage, as well as near the locality Wyver.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Derwent Valley Mills and Belper railway station.

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.

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.

Ambergate railway station

Railway station

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Ambergate railway station serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby and Matlock; it diverges from the Midland Main Line just south of the station at Ambergate Junction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ripley and Ambergate.

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.

Ambergate

Village

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles south of Matlock. The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census.

Heage

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heage is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ripley, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is situated midway between Belper and Ripley.

Bessalone

Type: Forest
Location: Belper, Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0417° or 53° 2′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.4685° or 1° 28′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C5W2GRJ+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 115428020

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nether Heage and Wyver.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bessalone and Swinney Wood.

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