Amber Valley
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| Borough of Amber Valley | |
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 Shown within Derbyshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Derbyshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 170th 265.39 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Ripley |
| ONS code: | 17UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 168th 118,600 447 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Amber Valley Borough Council http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Judy Mallaber, Patrick McLoughlin |
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.
The village of Crich and the Amber Valley area were the setting for the ITV drama series Peak Practice.
Towns and places in the district include:
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. The district was granted borough status in 1988.
[edit] Parishes
- Aldercar and Langley Mill, Alderwasley, Alfreton
- Belper
- Codnor, Crich
- Denby, Dethick, Lea and Holloway, Duffield
- Hazelwood, Heanor and Loscoe, Holbrook, Horsley, Horsley Woodhouse
- Idridgehay, Alton and Ashleyhay, Ironville
- Kedleston, Kilburn, Kirk Langley
- Mackworth, Mapperley
- Pentrich
- Quarndon
- Ravensdale Park, Riddings, Ripley
- Shipley, Shottle and Postern, Smalley, Somercotes, South Wingfield, Swanwick
- Turnditch and Windley
- Weston Underwood
| Ceremonial county of Derbyshire | ||
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| Unitary authorities: | Derby | |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Amber Valley • Bolsover • Chesterfield • Derbyshire Dales • Erewash • High Peak • North East Derbyshire • South Derbyshire | |
| Cities/Towns: | Alfreton • Ashbourne • Bakewell • Belper • Bolsover • Buxton • Chapel-en-le-Frith • Chesterfield • Clay Cross • Derby • Dronfield • Glossop • Heanor • Ilkeston • Killamarsh • Long Eaton • Matlock • New Mills • Ripley • Sandiacre • Shirebrook • Staveley • Swadlincote • Whaley Bridge • Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire |
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| Districts of the East Midlands |  |
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Amber Valley | Ashfield | Bassetlaw | Blaby | Bolsover | Boston | Broxtowe | Charnwood | Chesterfield | Corby | Daventry | Derby | Derbyshire Dales | East Lindsey | East Northamptonshire | Erewash | Gedling | Harborough | High Peak | Hinckley and Bosworth | Kettering | Leicester | Lincoln | Mansfield | Melton | Newark and Sherwood | Northampton | North East Derbyshire | North Kesteven | North West Leicestershire | Nottingham | Oadby and Wigston | Rushcliffe | Rutland | South Derbyshire | South Holland | South Kesteven | South Northamptonshire | Wellingborough | West Lindsey |
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Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |
