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
Population	21,822 (civil parish, 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SK351476
Civil parish	Belper
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELPER
Postcode district	DE56
Dialling code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Mid Derbyshire
List of places UK England Derbyshire

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.