Amber Valley - Main Villages of Amber Valley

Main Villages of Amber Valley

  • Ambergate
  • Codnor
  • Crich
  • Denby
  • Duffield
  • Heage
  • Holbrook
  • Horsley
  • Kedleston
  • Kilburn
  • Lea & Holloway
  • Mackworth
  • Milford
  • Quarndon
  • Somercotes
  • Swanwick

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley Rural District and Belper Rural District. The district was granted borough status in 1988.

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