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Derbyshire. Belper(/ˈbɛlpər/) is a town and civil parishin the local government districtof Amber Valleyin Derbyshire, England, located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Derbyon the River Derwent. Along with Belper, the parish includes the village of Milfordand the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook, and Makeney.
The initial cities (Latin: civitas) of Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as the capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule.The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the "28 Cities" (Old Welsh: cair) which was mentioned by Gildas [7] and listed by Nennius.
The mill is sited in Belper, a town in Derbyshire, England, roughly halfway between Derby and Matlock. The original North Mill, completed in 1786 by Jedediah Strutt , was destroyed by fire in 1803. Its replacement was built in 1804 by his son, William Strutt , on the foundations of the old mill and is one of the oldest surviving examples of an iron-framed 'fire-proof' building in the world.
First female unaided ascent of Mount Everest, completing the first solo ascents of the six alpine north faces in a single summer season. North face of the Eiger. Alison Jane Hargreaves (17 February 1962 – 13 August 1995) was a British mountaineer. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or ...
Baron Belper. Arms of the Barons Belper. Baron Belper, of Belper in the County of Derbyshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1856 for the Liberal politician Edward Strutt, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1853 to 1854. He was son of William Strutt and the grandson of the inventor Jedediah Strutt.
Belper railway station. Belper railway station serves the town of Belper in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Leeds via Derby, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby.
Registration. Optional. Launched. 12 October 2003; 20 years ago. ( 2003-10-12) The Albanian Wikipedia ( Albanian: Wikipedia Shqip) is the Albanian language edition of Wikipedia started on 12 October 2003. As of 12 August 2024, the Wikipedia has 98,651 articles and is the 72nd-largest Wikipedia. [ 1]
The first organ dating from around 1754 was installed second hand from the old chapel of St John. It was sold to St Luke's Church, Heage when a new organ was provided by William Holt of Bradford at a cost of 300 guineas (equivalent to £39,000 in 2023), [4] and was opened on 22 December 1853. [5] [6] This was rebuilt in 1873 by Radcliffe ...