Ripley
Ward in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.047, -1.4 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 40 50 |
| Dialling code: | 01773 |
Ripley is an electoral ward and market town in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England, lying a few miles north of Derby and on the south-eastern fringe of the Peak District. The ward centres on a compact town with a traditional market square and riverside setting beside the River Amber, with good road and rail links that make it both a local service centre and a commuter base for the wider Derbyshire area.
Historically the area grew through coal, ironworking and engineering - the nearby Butterley works being one of the better known industrial names - and vestiges of that 19th-century industrial landscape mix with Victorian civic architecture. Today the ward combines local shopping, community clubs and occasional festivals with easy access to countryside walks, canal and rail heritage attractions, so it retains a strong local identity built around its market-town roots and industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Ripley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Nottingham 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Derby 9.9 miles16 km
- Mansfield 11 miles17.7 km
- Burton upon Trent 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Chesterfield 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Loughborough 20.7 miles33.3 km
- West Bridgford 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Long Eaton 11.8 miles19 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Newark-on-Trent 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Worksop 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Ripley Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Ripley & Marehay Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Codnor Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Denby Common Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ironville & Riddings Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Pentrich Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Denby Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Swanwick Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Somercotes and Swanwick Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ironville Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Heage & Ambergate Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Ripley
DE5 3LA, DE5 3NZ, DE5 3NE, DE5 3LR, DE5 3AB, DE5 3HW, DE5 3NP, DE5 3AP, DE5 3DA … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.2 miles55 km
- Midland Railway - Butterley 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Midland Railway - (Swanwick Junction Station) 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Ripley Ad
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Strutt Arms 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Eastwood Hall 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn South Normanton M1, Jct.28 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Oakhill 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Horsley Lodge Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hogs Head Hotel 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The Lion Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
Schools in Ripley
- Lons Infant School Primary
- Ripley St John's C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
- The Ripley Academy Secondary
- Waingroves Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The Impact arena Stadium 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Pride Park Stadium 9.3 miles15 km
- Field Mill Stadium 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Job's Wood Forest 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Rough Wood Forest 12 miles19.4 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 12 miles19.4 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 12.4 miles20 km
- East Wood Forest 12.5 miles20 km
- Clifton Hall Country house 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Meadow Lane Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Greaves's Wood Forest 13.3 miles21.4 km