Belper

53°01′44″N 1°28′30″W / 53.029°N 1.475°W / 53.029; -1.475

Belper
King Street
Belper parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population21,822 (civil parish, 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSK351476
Civil parish
  • Belper
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBELPER
Postcode districtDE56
Dialling code01773
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Belper (/ˈbɛlpər/) is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about 7 miles (11 km) 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 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 21,823. 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.

  1. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.