Amber Valley

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Borough of Amber Valley
Amber Valley
Location in Derbyshire
status Borough
region East Midlands
Administration County Derbyshire
Administrative headquarters Ripley
surface 265.39 km² (170.)
Residents 120,400 (166.)
ONS code 17UB
Website www.ambervalley.gov.uk

Amber Valley is an administrative district with borough status in Derbyshire , England , named after the River Amber . The administrative seat is the city of Ripley ; other important places are Alfreton , Belper , Codnor , Heanor and Heage .

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was formed from the merger of the urban districts Alfreton, Belper and Heanor and the rural districts Ripley and Belper.

Coordinates: 53 ° 0 ′  N , 1 ° 24 ′  W