Butterley

Butterley
Butterley
	Butterley works entrance
	Butterley Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK401517
Civil parish	Ripley;
District	Amber Valley;
Shire county	Derbyshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPLEY
Postcode district	DE5
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
	List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°03′40″N 1°24′11″W / 53.061°N 1.403°W

Butterley is a village in the civil parish of Ripley, in the Amber Valley district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The area is dominated by the now disused site of the Butterley Company and the Butterley Reservoir. It is the headquarters of the Midland Railway – Butterley, located at the site of the Butterley Railway Station.

The B6179 travels through the village with Swanwick to the north and Ripley to the south. The A610 Ripley Bypass passes through the area.

Notable residents

Sir James Outram, hero of the Indian Mutiny, was born at Butterley Hall in 1803.^[1]
Harry Storer Sr., goalkeeper for Arsenal F.C. and Liverpool F.C., was born here in 1870.^[2]
William Storer, professional cricketer for Derbyshire, was born here in 1867.

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