Derbyshire and Peak District Photographs

Belper is a small, attractive market town, situated in the Derwent Valley, Derbyshire, 8 miles north of Derby. The river Derwent and the A6 trunk road, a former turnpike, run along the western edge of the town.

Belper has a football team called 'the nailers', a name derived from Belper's past industry of nail manufacture when the area was part of the Royal Forest in Derbyshire. In 1740, the population of Belper was around 500. By the 1830's it had risen to around 8000. Its rapid growth and development is due in large part to the building of water powered cotton mills by Jedediah Strutt and his family.

For more information on Belper see Belper in Derbyshire

Well Dressing photographs from Belper in Derbyshire 2006

Well Dressing Photograph from Belper in Derbyshire 2006
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