Hopping Hill
Hopping Hill | |
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![]() Holy Trinity Church & War Memorial. | |
![]() ![]() Hopping Hill Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK349455 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BELPER |
Postcode district | DE56 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Hopping Hill is an area in Milford, Derbyshire, England. It consists mainly of 19th century terraced housing, built by the Strutt family to house workers from the local cotton mills. Between February 1793 and November 1974, Strutts had constructed about 60 houses for their factory workers.[1]
The church of Holy Trinity and the War Memorial are at the junction of Hopping Hill and the A6 road. It is in the town of Belper.
References
- ^ Fitton, R.S. & Wadsworth, A. P. (1958). The Strutts and the Arkwrights 1758-1830. The Internet Archive: Augustus M. Kelly. p. 246.
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