Amber Valley
Borough of Amber Valley | |
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Ripley, the administrative centre of Amber Valley and the second largest settlement in the borough | |
Shown within Derbyshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Ceremonial county | Derbyshire |
| Admin. HQ | Ripley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Amber Valley Borough Council |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| • MPs: | Linsey Farnsworth (Lab, Amber Valley) Jonathan Davies (Lab, Mid Derbyshire) John Whitby (Lab, Derbyshire Dales) |
| Area | |
• Total | 102 sq mi (265 km2) |
| • Rank | 132nd |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 126,944 |
| • Rank | Ranked 187th |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode | |
| ONS code | 17UB (ONS) E07000032 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 97.8% White 0.9% S.Asian |
Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of Derby. The district contains four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some extent influenced by engineering, distribution and manufacturing, holding for instance the headquarters and production site of Thorntons confectionery.
The House of Commons constituency of Amber Valley is of smaller scope.
The village of Crich and other parts of the district were the setting for ITV drama series Peak Practice.