Belper Lane End

Belper Lane End
Derbyshire
Belper Lane End Chapel
Location
Grid reference:	SK334494
Location:	53°2’28"N, 1°30’13"W
Data
Population:	150  (2001)
Post town:	Belper
Postcode:	DE56
Dialling code:	01773
Local Government
Council:	Amber Valley
Parliamentary constituency:	Mid Derbyshire

Belper Lane End is a village in Derbyshire. It is near the town of Belper. At the 2011 Census population details were included in the town of Belper.

History

Bull's Head Inn

Belper Lane End is around a mile north west of and above the historic industrial town of Belper. There is evidence within and near the village of mining.

The Bull's Head Inn sits in a prominent position on the junction of Belper Lane and Dalley Lane. It is an old coaching inn mentioned as a stopping place for coaches travelling on the turnpiked, tolled Wirksworth to London Road in 1794. Historical maps show the position of a Wesleyan Chapel, now demolished, on Belper Lane.

St Faith's

St Faith's Church

Further south on Dalley Lane is the small church dedicated to St Faith. The church was built in 1890 by an Anglican order of nuns, the Sisters of the Convent of St Laurence of Belper, together with the then vicar of Belper's Christ Church. It was for the religious education of local children and use by the local community.

The church fell into a state of disrepair and was closed for use in 2005 to the great regret of local. Local residents formed the “Friends of St Faith's” group, even holding a Harvest Festival in field opposite the church. The property came to the attention of Caroline Foster who was able to buy the church, and attached cottages. The church was registered as a place of public worship until its sale in April 2014.