Mapperley is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, situated 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Derby and 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Ilkeston.[1] In the 2001 census it had a population of 253,[2] increasing to 289 at the 2011 Census.[3]
The village is on a loop off the A609 Nottingham to Belper road. A minor road leading to Shipley was closed by Derbyshire County Council in 2007.[4]
The village is inaccessible from the rest of Amber Valley Borough by road without first passing through Erewash Borough.
The facilities in the village include a church, a C of E primary school and a pub.[5]
Mapperley Colliery, which was in operation from 1871 until 1965, was formerly a major employer in the area.[6]