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Belper is a historic market town on the River Derwent in Derbyshire. A centre of nail-making since the Middle Ages, Belper became one of the world's first mill towns when industrialist Jedediah Strutt built the North Mill and east Mill in 1794. Belper Unitarian Church was built in 1788. St Peter's Church, designed by Matthew Haberson, was consecrated in 1824. The Ritz Cinema opened in 1919, the building dating from 1882. The town is within the council area of Amber Valley (Derbyshire).
Place Type: Town
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.023275,-1.4812936
Grid Reference: SK 3488 4745
Civil Parish: Belper CP
Council Area: Amber Valley CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA
GBPN ID: 3217
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Belper,_Derbyshire_3217
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Place Type: Town
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.023275,-1.4812936
Grid Reference: SK 3488 4745
Civil Parish: Belper CP
Council Area: Amber Valley CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA
GBPN ID: 3217
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Belper,_Derbyshire_3217
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