Butterley

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Butterley
Derbyshire
Butterley - works entrance.jpg
Butterley - works entrance
Location
Grid reference: SK401517
Location: 53°3’40"N, 1°24’11"W
Data
Post town: Ripley
Postcode: DE5
Local Government
Council: Amber Valley

Butterley is a village in Derbyshire, in the east of the county near Ripley. It is the site of the old Butterley Brickworks, and used to have a station on the Midland Railway.

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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