Amber Valley

Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. It takes its name from the River Amber and covers a semi-rural area with a number of small towns formerly based around coal mining and engineering.

Related Topics:
Local government district - Borough - Derbyshire - England - River Amber

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The village of Crich and the Amber Valley area are the setting for the popular television programme Peak Practice.

Related Topics:
Crich - Peak Practice

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Towns and places in the district include:

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• Ripley
• Belper
• Alfreton
• Heanor
• Heage

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley and Belper Rural District.

Related Topics:
April 1 - 1974 - Urban district - Alfreton - Belper - Heanor - Ripley - Belper Rural District

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