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
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.[1] Historical maps show the position of a Wesleyan Chapel, now demolished, on Belper Lane.[2]
St Faith's
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.
References
- ↑ "Belper Lane End". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. 1986. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925061314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-432000-348000/page/8. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "Derbyshire Places of Worship". http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/DBY854.php. Retrieved 5 January 2019.