Ambergate

Ambergate
Ambergate from the west
Ambergate is located in Derbyshire
Ambergate
Ambergate
Location within Derbyshire
Population5,013 (Heage and Ambergate Ward of Ripley, Derbyshire 2011)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBELPER
Postcode districtDE56
Dialling code01773
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°03′32″N 1°28′55″W / 53.05883°N 1.48205°W / 53.05883; -1.48205

Ambergate (/ˈæmbərɡt/) is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Matlock.

The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population[which?] of 5,013 at the 2011 Census.[1] Ambergate is within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage site, and has historical connections with George Stephenson, and is notable for its railway heritage and telephone exchange. The village also hosts an annual carnival.

The A610 road from Ripley and Nottingham joins the A6 trunk road at Ambergate as it runs north to south along the Derwent valley between Matlock and Derby. Neighbouring hamlets are Sawmills and Ridgeway. Alderwasley, Heage (the site of Heage Windmill), Nether Heage and Crich are other significant neighbouring settlements. Shining Cliff woods, Thacker's woods and Crich Chase border the village.

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2016.[dead link]