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Belper Lane End is a village in the
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Belper Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also includes the village of Milford and the ha ...
, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of
Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
, England.


History

Belper lane End is around a mile north west of and above the historic industrial town of Belper. There is evidence within and near the village of mining. The Bull's Head Inn sits in a prominent position on the junction of Belper Lane and Dalley Lane. It is an old coaching inn mentioned as a stopping place for coaches travelling on the turnpiked, tolled Wirksworth to London Road in 1794. Historical maps show the position of a Wesleyan Chapel, now demolished, on Belper Lane.


St Faith's

Further south on Dalley Lane is the small church dedicated to St Faith. The church was built in 1890 for the religious education of local children and use by the local community by the Sisters of the Convent of St. Lawrence of Belper together with the then vicar of Belper's Christ Church. The church fell into a state of disrepair and was closed for use in 2005 to the great regret of local residents. Local residents formed the “Friends of St Faith's” group and fought to bring attention to their cause, even holding a Harvest Festival in field opposite the church. The property came to the attention of Caroline Foster who was able to buy the church, and attached cottages. The church was registered as a place of public worship until its sale in April 2014, when Caroline surrendered her interest in St Faiths.


References

Villages in Derbyshire Geography of Amber Valley Belper {{Derbyshire-geo-stub