Ripley (Derbyshire)

Ripley is a market town of 20,000 people (2021) in Derbyshire, England.

Understand

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The town forms a continuous urban area with Heanor, Eastwood and Ilkeston as part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area.

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Get around

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Map
53°3′1″N 1°24′28″W
Map of Ripley (Derbyshire)

See

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  • 53.0632-1.39931 Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley Station, DE5 3QZ, ☏ +44 1773 570140, . Midland Railway – Butterley on Wikipedia Midland Railway – Butterley (Q6842428) on Wikidata 
  • 53.0671-1.49182 Great British Car Journey, Derwent Works, Ambergate, DE56 2HE (5 miles West of Ripley), ☏ +44 1773 317243, . Adult £15, child £7. Great British Car Journey on Wikipedia Great British Car Journey (Q107027557) on Wikidata OSM directions (updated Jul 2021)
  • 53.0506-1.40763 Ripley Town Hall. The former market hall was built in 1881 Ripley Town Hall on Wikipedia Ripley Town Hall (Q105063252) on Wikidata (updated Feb 2024)

Do

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  • 53.063889-1.4036111 Butterley Reservoir, at the bottom of Butterley Hill in the north of the town. It has pairs of great crested grebe, coot, moorhens and other birds to watch, and platforms for anglers to use. There is a footpath that takes in the scenery, with the Midland Railway Trust in the background. Butterley Reservoir, Derbyshire on Wikipedia Butterley Reservoir (Q5002995) on Wikidata (updated Feb 2024)
  • Ripley Music Festival.  (updated Feb 2024)

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Sleep

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Connect

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As of March 2024, Ripley and its approach roads have 4G from O2, Three and Vodafone, and 5G from EE.

Go next

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Routes through Ripley
Chesterfield / Mansfield ← Alfreton ←  N  S  → Derby


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