Place:Belper, Derbyshire, England

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NameBelper
TypeTown, Urban district
Coordinates53.017°N 1.483°W
Located inDerbyshire, England
See alsoAmber Valley District, Derbyshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also 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 Medieval times, 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.

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