Belper
Sign in to saveBelper () is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. Along with Belper, the parish includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook, and Makeney.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Belper
- UK place.type
- Town and civil parish
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Derbyshire UK parish map highlighting Belper.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Belper parish highlighted within Derbyshire
- UK place.population
- 21,440
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Amber Valley
- UK place.shire_county
- Derbyshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Derbyshire
- UK place.post_town
- Belper
- UK place.postcode_district
- DE56
- UK place.postcode_area
- DE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01773
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK351476
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Blackbrook
- Openwoodgate
- Wyver
- Hills
- Economy
- Demographics
- Transport
- Religion
- Public services
- Culture
- Sport
- Poetry Trail
- Awards
- Music
- The Belper Moo
- Pride in Belper
- Belper Arts Trail
- Festivals
- Media
- Education
- International links
- Notable residents
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Belper () is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. Along with Belper, the parish includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook, and Makeney.
As of the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 21,440. Originally a centre for the nail-making industry since the Middle Ages, Belper expanded during the early Industrial Revolution to become one of the first mill towns with the establishment of several textile mills; as such, it forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.