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58-656: Blackbrook may refer to several places in the United Kingdom: Blackbrook, Cheshire , England Blackbrook, Derbyshire , England Blackbrook, London , in the London Borough of Bromley, near Southborough Blackbrook, St Helens , England Blackbrook, Staffordshire , England Blackbrook, Surrey , England See also [ edit ] Blackbrook Reservoir , Leicestershire, England Blackbrook River , Devon, England Topics referred to by

116-695: A community station that broadcasts on 107.2 FM in the Amber Valley and online. Duffield Frith Duffield Frith was, in medieval times, an area of Derbyshire in England, part of that bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers (or Ferrars) by King William , controlled from his seat at Duffield Castle . From 1266 it became part of the Duchy of Lancaster and from 1285 it was a Royal Forest with its own Forest Courts . It extended from Duffield to Wirksworth and from Hulland to Heage . Most of it became

174-493: A cow's moo from their windows, doorways and gardens while following social distancing guidelines. The idea quickly caught the imagination of the people and Belper and spread rapidly around the town. Many residents fashioned their own devices for amplifying their moos, which became known as 'Moocraphones', 'Didgerimoos', Megamoophones' and 'Saxamoophones'. Following coverage on BBC radio and on BBC Online, 'The Moo' attracted media attention worldwide. Residents uploaded their 'moos' to

232-543: A further Methodist church at Openwoodgate, as well as Belper Community Church which meets at Whitemoor Day Centre three times a month. Babington Hospital provides health services to the local people. The town has a fire station, with one fire engine crewed by retained personnel. Belper Town F.C. play their home games at Christchurch Meadow and are currently in the Northern Premier League Premier Division . They are nicknamed

290-497: A go-to destination for locals and visitors alike." Belper won against towns and high streets such as Brighton , Colwyn Bay and many other places. Belper won a further award in the Champion High Street category in 2019. Belper Singers are an experienced chamber choir of some 25 voices, who sing both sacred and secular works. They give about five performances a year, including singing in various cathedrals. Belper

348-471: A large community event with a parade, music and arts activities. The annual Belper Arts Trail is an artist led initiative which aims for artists to exhibit and promote their work. It began in 2014 when two artists wanted to help strengthen the local artistic community and to find interesting and creative solutions to the lack of dedicated space in Belper for artists to exhibit. Utilising every possible space as

406-504: A new structure designed to be fireproof. Further extensions followed, culminating in the East Mill in 1913 – a present-day Belper landmark. Although no longer used to manufacture textiles the mill still derives electricity from the river, using turbine-driven generators. Strutt had previously patented his "Derby Rib" for stockings, and the plentiful supply of cotton encouraged the trade of framework knitting which had been carried on in

464-530: A royal forest. The Duchy of Lancaster assigned one third of Belper and Hulland to the Crown and rented to Sir Edward Sydenham. The remainder was divided and enclosed and passed to the commoners. When it came to Duffield Ward, however, the majority of the commoners opposed the proposal. Nevertheless, the Duchy council went ahead and selected the best areas for the Crown, particularly those that were rich in coal. Moreover,

522-692: A venue over the Arts Trail weekend art can now be found in a variety of unusual spaces. With Belper and Derbyshire overflowing with artistic talent it was felt that Belper really needed an interactive trail of creativity which has now grown each year to become a key Derbyshire event. The trail takes place annually over the May Day Bank Holiday. Belper has become well-known for its festivals with festivals such as "Belper Goes Green" (a musical event that aims to raise awareness of environmental problems and aims to share ways of reducing our impact on

580-443: Is Bessalone Hill at 182 metres (597 ft) to the north. It also maintains radio masts. Pinchom's Hill is north of Bargate, by Sandbed Lane. It is 169 metres (554 ft) in height. Belper's economy was traditionally reliant on manufacturing industry and numerous goods were made in the town. Cotton spinning and textile production were major employers virtually for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The large East Mill and

638-480: Is also home to a weekly folk club welcoming singers, instrumentalists, poets, readers and audience members. Two traditional dance teams make their home in the town: Heage Windmillers (rapper) and Makeney Morris (Cotswold morris). Andy Sneap (born in Belper) is a Grammy-winning music producer, songwriter and guitarist with British heavy metal band Hell . He is one of the most active and successful music producers in

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696-544: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Blackbrook, Derbyshire Belper ( / ˈ b ɛ l p ər / ) is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire , England, located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Derby on the River Derwent . Along with Belper, the parish includes the village of Milford and

754-546: Is part of the Derwent Valley Heritage Way. The reserve is placed on a reoccurring flood plain which makes it an attractive place for wildlife, especially wading birds. Hillside is to the west of Belper Lane End, and contains the highest point of the parish at 214 metres (702 ft). Firestone Hill is to the west of the town by the parish boundary at 191 metres (627 ft). Several masts for communications are positioned there. Another local feature

812-459: Is thought that this was important for the de Ferrers family, who were ironmasters in Normandy. By the reign of Henry VIII Belper had grown to a substantial size. It is recorded that in 1609 fifty-one people died of plague . However, in a Parliamentary Commissioners' report of 1650 regarding Duffield and its chapelries, Belper is described as "a hamlet appertaining to Duffield". From at least

870-490: Is today listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument . Shining Cliff Wood is on long lease to the Forestry Commission and is listed as containing an SSSI . Having been excavated at the end of the nineteenth century, the castle at Duffield has been sadly neglected, since there is little to see. A paper by Derbyshire County Council has suggested: The area of Duffield Frith is one within which, as noted above, there

928-455: The Forest of East Derbyshire was abolished, Morley Park , which included Belper, was added. In 1266, after a rebellion by Robert de Ferrars , against King Henry III the lands were confiscated and passed to Prince Edmund to be part of the Duchy of Lancaster . Records for Duffield Frith do not begin until this time, and being part of the Duchy, the area was not properly a royal forest until

986-495: The Forest of High Peak which was intended for hart and hind .) There were seven of these parks within the Frith, listed by Henry Earl of Lancaster ) in 1330 as : Ravensdale , Mansell, Schethull ( Shottle ), Postern , Bureper ( Belper ), Morley , and Schymynde-cliffe, ( Shining Cliff ). There was another park, Champain, on the southern border on what is now Cumberhills, south of Duffield, near Champion Farm. The records of

1044-604: The Second World War . In 1938, A. B. Williamson had developed a substance for conditioning silk stockings; the introduction of nylon stockings after the Second World War seemed to make it redundant, but mechanics and fitters had discovered its usefulness in cleaning hands and it is still marketed by Deb Group as Swarfega . Before 1983 the town gave its name to the Belper constituency , which from 1945 to 1970

1102-436: The 13th century there were forges in the Belper and Duffield areas and iron-working became a major source of income, particularly nail making. By the end of the 18th century there were around 500 workshops in the town supplying nails to the newly built textile mills . The workshops were eventually superseded by machinery during the 19th century. Some of the nail-makers' houses are still in existence and form part of local tours of

1160-525: The Chapel of St Thomas, it was rededicated to St John during the reign of King Henry VIII . St John's Chapel is still in use today and is thought to be the oldest building still standing in Belper though it is now used for council meetings rather than church services. The coal deposits of Derbyshire are frequently associated with ironstone within the clay substrate. Initially obtained from surface workings, it would later have been mined in shallow bell pits. It

1218-531: The Derbyshire County Cricket League in 1991. In 2009, members from two of the town's poetry groups completed a poetry trail in memory of local poet Beth Fender, who died in 2002. Beth's Poetry Trail consists of 20 poems situated in a variety of locations in the town, such as outside Belper Library. Poems by Emily Dickinson , Philip Larkin and Spike Milligan are included on the trail, as well as Beth's own poetry. In 2014, Belper

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1276-565: The Derwent Valley Line' are campaigning for more such services. The town is served by regular bus services to Derby and surrounding towns and villages as well as longer routes to Manchester and London. The major operator is Trent Barton who operate the bus garage on Bridge Street. The oldest church still used for its original purpose is the Belper Unitarian Church, built in 1788. The present Methodist church

1334-811: The Dominican Friars of Derby, and the Abbot of Darley for building purposes. In September 1405, King Henry IV ordered the chief forester to supply twelve timber oaks towards the repair of Duffield church, and in 1411 to deliver to the tenants of Duffield enough wood for shoring Duffield Bridge (near the present Bridge Inn) while it was rebuilt – using, no doubt, stone from the ruins of the castle. Henry VIII decreed that certain crops should be grown such as flax in modern-day Flaxholme. It should be remembered that, although referred to as forests, these areas were not necessarily woodland overall. However, in any case, no special measures were taken to conserve timber. By

1392-548: The Duchy of Lancaster have many references to Duffield Frith, including, in 1314, a great larder at Belper, where the venison of the deer was salted down for winter use, and a large cow-house stood in the lower part of Shottle (Cowhouse Lane, listed by the Post Office as " Cowers Lane "). It was a valuable source of timber. Orders are recorded, in 1375 for the delivery of oaks to the Carmelite Friars of Nottingham,

1450-636: The Nailers as a reference to the historical nail manufacturing industry in the town. Belper Rugby Club play their home games at Strutt's Playing Field and are currently competing in RFU Midlands 3 East (North). The club was founded in 1975. Belper United F.C. is a football club based in Belper, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Christchurch Meadow,

1508-572: The Sixteenth century the forest laws had been relaxed and much of the land was considered as common. A shift had occurred from arable farming to livestock production and it was more profitable to rent the forest for grazing, without protecting the growing shoots of young trees. Meanwhile, the use of timber increased, particularly for iron and lead smelting which increased significantly from the Thirteenth century. Duffield Frith continued to be in

1566-779: The Whitemoor estate. The A6 is the major through-road of the town and runs parallel to the River Derwent to the west. Belper railway station is situated on the Midland Main Line . Regular trains between Derby and Matlock on the Derwent Valley Line are almost the only services to stop there, although one main line service to and from Sheffield stops on weekdays at times designed to assist Belper residents working in Sheffield. The group 'Friends of

1624-505: The ancient parish of Duffield, which contained the townships of Hazlewood , Holbrook , Makeney and Milford , Shottle , and Windley , and the chapelries of Belper , Heage and Turnditch . The chapelry of Belper – or "Beaureper" – was built by the Duke of Lancaster for the use of the foresters. The area had been noted for centuries for the quantity of deer, mostly fallow , but there was also wild boar. There were also wolves, at least until

1682-680: The areas assigned to the commoners were only granted to those who had previously agreed to the scheme. This culminated in 1643 in the inhabitants forcibly throwing open all the enclosures in Duffield – or Chevin Ward, including Shottle Park. The commoners were about to seek a judicial review when the Civil War began, and all this part of the old forest so seized remained common until 1786, when 1,500 acres (6.1 km ) were enclosed by Act of George III . Ravensdale Park, between Windley and Hulland,

1740-526: The century also brought the motor car, CH218, owned by Mr. James Bakewell of The Elms being possibly the first. Belper remained a textile and hosiery centre into the 20th century. Meanwhile, other companies were developing: iron founding led to Park Foundry becoming a leader in the solid-fuel central-heating market; Adshead and Ratcliffe had developed Arbolite putty for iron-framed windows; Dalton and Company, which had been producing lubricating oils, developed ways of recovering used engine oil proving useful during

1798-586: The county were laid to waste during the so-called Harrying of the North , and are recorded as such in the Domesday Survey , Pilsbury Castle , on the west bank of the River Dove , was probably built to protect his holdings in the wapentake of Hamston. Meanwhile Duffield Castle commanded an important crossing over the River Derwent and oversaw the parts of the wapentakes of Litchurch and Morleyston, to

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1856-640: The east, 1 mile from the centre of Belper. A small eastern portion, centred around Openwood Road and the Kilburn Lane section of the A609 road, containing the historic Ireton Houses cottages, and bordered by the A38 , is contained within Denby parish. This is a rural district lying west of the River Derwent and just north of Belper and Mount Pleasant. It contains a nature reserve on a nineteen-acre site. The nearby lane

1914-631: The employment problems arising from the contraction of the earlier industries. In 1985, the company relocated to a new site a few miles away in Swanwick . Today, the main employment sectors are retail and services although some manufacturing industry remains. The main shopping area is centred on King Street and Bridge Street. The town has three supermarkets, the Co-operative, Morrisons and Aldi. There are two discount shops, Poundland and B&M Bargains. There are smaller Tesco and Co-op supermarkets on

1972-458: The end of the thirteenth century. Henry de Ferrers had been granted vast tracts of land, in present-day Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Northamptonshire , and Essex and as far south as Wiltshire . In 1070 Hugh d'Avranches was promoted to become Earl of Chester and the Wapentake of Appletree, which covered a large part of south Derbyshire, was passed to de Ferrers. At the centre of this

2030-457: The game had virtually disappeared and much of the area was held in common by tenants and copyholders who would suffer if the woods were enclosed. They suggested developing the facilities for smelting the ores and a charge on lead similar to that levied in Wirksworth . By this time the forest had been almost completely denuded. One effect of this was a move towards the use of coal. Water power

2088-576: The hamlets of Bargate , Blackbrook, and Makeney. As of the 2011 Census , the parish had a population of 21,823. Originally a centre for the nail-making industry since the Middle Ages, Belper expanded during the early Industrial Revolution to become one of the first mill towns with the establishment of several textile mills ; as such, it forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site . At

2146-490: The hands of the Crown until the time of Charles I . It had been reduced considerably in size, and in the reign of Elizabeth I it is said to have been thirty miles in circumference. In 1581 a commission investigated ways in which extra royal revenues might be gained. By then Shining Cliff and the manor of Alderwasley had been transferred to the Lowe family, leaving the three wards of Duffield, Belper and Hulland. It reported that

2204-595: The home of Belper Town. Belper Meadows Cricket Club was founded in 1880 and still plays on Christchurch Meadows, formerly the private ground of Mr G H Strutt, which it took as its home when the ground on Derwent Street on which the Belper Cricket Club founded in 1857 had played became unavailable. The club was a founder member (1970) and three times champion of the Central Derbyshire Cricket League before that league merged with

2262-562: The internet and a number of creative responses followed including songs, craft projects and poems. By early May, The Belper Moo had been participated in by thousands of residents for over 50 days. The Moo was resurrected during the November 2020 lockdown. Belper has an annual Pride event, supporting the LGBT community, usually the first Saturday in August. This started in 2019 and has grown into

2320-420: The low place" based on their different liturgical traditions. Belper's churches are intertwined in a group known as "Churches Together" in which they work together on events etc. Belper's Parish led by Rev. Ann Stratton consists of St. Peters' Church, St. Swithun's Church, and St Mark's Church. The town is also home to Belper Baptist Church , a spiritualist, a Roman Catholic , Belper Congregational Church and

2378-550: The metal music genre, with over 100 albums produced at his Backstage Recording studios in the rural outskirts of the town. The Belper Moo began in March 2020, in response to the nationwide lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 crisis . Started by Belper resident Jasper Ward, it was advertised on social media as a means of 'fighting lockdown stress, boredom and loneliness'. At 6.30pm, every evening, Belper residents were encouraged to mimic

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2436-419: The planet), "Belper Games" (a festival where people compete in several challenges), "Belper Food Festival" (where stalls showcasing local business' food and dishes are put up around the town), and "Belper Music Festival" (where businesses have music on inside or outside their premises showing off local musicians and bands.) These events have become an annual occasion which help to boost the local economy throughout

2494-403: The reign of Henry IV . However Edmund was allowed to hold Forest Courts for Duffield as part of the honour of Tutbury, and King Edward I hunted in between 1290 and 1293 and Edward II visited in 1323. There were four wards: Duffield, Belper, Hulland and Colebrook. Within these were a number of enclosed parks for the keeping of buck and doe (in contrast with the much larger ward of Campana in

2552-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blackbrook . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackbrook&oldid=1080796697 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2610-621: The smaller North Mill are now all that remain of the industry and are preserved as part of the Derwent Valley Mills world heritage site . During the Second World War, Rolls-Royce based the Merlin aero engine design team and Robotham 's engine design division developing the Meteor tank engine at Belper. After the Second World War, J. W. Thornton, the chocolate maker, moved into the town from Sheffield , which helped to alleviate

2668-645: The time of the Norman occupation, Belper was part of the land centred on Duffield held by the family of Henry de Ferrers . The Domesday Book of 1086 records a manor of "Bradley" which is thought to have stood in an area of town now known as the Coppice. At that time it was probably within the Forest of East Derbyshire which covered the whole of the county east of the Derwent . It was possibly appropriated by William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby at some time after it

2726-403: The town and support local small businesses. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals are received from the local relay TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Derby on 104.5 FM, Smooth East Midlands on 101.4 FM, Capital East Midlands on 102.8 FM, Greatest Hits Radio Midlands on 106 FM and Amber Sound FM ,

2784-492: The town and surrounding villages since the middle of the previous century. Mechanisation arrived about 1850, but by that time the fashion for stockings for men was disappearing. However elaborately patterned stockings, for ladies especially, were coming into vogue, and the output of the Belper "cheveners" was much in demand. The construction of the North Midland Railway in 1840 brought further prosperity. Belper

2842-582: The town. The industrialist Jedediah Strutt , a partner of Richard Arkwright , built a water-powered cotton mill in Belper in the late 18th century: the second in the world at the time. With the expansion of the textile industry Belper became one of the first mill towns . In 1784 Strutt built the North Mill and, across the road, the West Mill. In 1803 the North Mill was burnt down and replaced by

2900-572: The west of the river, and that part of his lands that would become the Frith. Much of the estate was granted to Knights who served under him, among them being the Curzons of Kedleston Hall . It will be seen that the de Ferrers controlled an area between the rivers Derwent and Dove, from the River Trent at Tutbury north to the Forest of High Peak . It is not clear how much of this was retained specifically for hunting. Possibly around 1225, when

2958-579: Was Tutbury Castle which he adopted as his domestic headquarters. His major landholdings, however, were those of the Anglo-Saxon Siward Barn, following a revolt in 1071, including more land in Berkshire and Essex and also Gloucestershire , Warwickshire , Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire . In addition to Tutbury Castle, he built two more, probably typical Norman timber motte and bailey construction. Remembering that large areas of

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3016-407: Was already used for grinding corn and wool fulling. It found increasing use for mechanising the various forms of mineral processing. In 1556, one of the earliest ore-stamping mills was built at Hulland Ward by Burchard Kranich , who, two years earlier, had built the first Smeltmill for extracting lead from its ore at Makeney . Matters were left in abeyance until 1633, when the Frith ceased to be

3074-481: Was disafforested in 1225 and became part of Duffield Frith . The town's name is thought to be a corruption of Beaurepaire – meaning beautiful retreat – the name given to a hunting lodge, the first record of which being in a charter of 1231. This would have been the property of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster who died in 1296, the record of his estate mentioning "a capital mansion". The chapel built at that time still exists. Originally consecrated in 1250 as

3132-530: Was elected for Mid-Derbyshire. Belper is 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby and is in the valley of the River Derwent . The town had a population of 20,548 living in 8,790 households according to the 2001 census . As well as Belper itself, the civil parish also includes the communities and hamlets of: The hamlet of Blackbrook is located 2 miles (3 km) west of Belper on the A517 Ashbourne road. The adjoining community of Openwoodgate lies to

3190-435: Was opened on 28 June 1807 and was originally built to hold 1,400 worshippers. St Peter's Church , a prominent landmark in the town, was built in 1824 to replace the smaller 13th century St John's Chapel which is now used as a town council and heritage chamber. A second Anglican church, Christ Church , was built in 1850. A local saying calls St Peter's "the low church in the high place" and Christ Church "the high church in

3248-579: Was presented with the High Street of the Year award for the Market Town category, as well as winning the award overall. The judges stated "Belper is blessed with a wonderful history as a World Heritage Site but has much to offer as a thriving market town as well." The judges felt that this outstanding application demonstrates how much more can be done to transform an outwardly successful town centre into

3306-695: Was the first place in the UK to get gas lighting, at a works erected by the Strutts at Milford . Demand was such that in 1850, the Belper Gas and Coke Company was formed, with a works in the present Goods Road. Electricity followed in 1922 from the Derby and Nottingham Electrical Power Company's works at Spondon . The first telephones came in 1895 from the National Telephone Company. The end of

3364-460: Was the seat of George Brown , the deputy leader of the Labour Party. Administratively, Belper town council manages first tier local government services, Amber Valley Borough and Derbyshire County councils providing successively higher level services. In 2019, MP Pauline Latham (Conservative Party) was reelected as MP for mid-Derbyshire. In 2024, MP Jonathan Davies ( Labour Party )

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