Butterley

Butterley
Butterley - works entrance
Butterley  Butterley shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK401517
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
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°03′40″N 1°24′11″W / 53.061°N 1.403°W / 53.061; -1.403

Butterley is a village in the English county of Derbyshire (grid reference SK401517) near to Ripley. It is the site of the Midland Railway - Butterley, as well as the old Butterley Brickworks.

Notable residents

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

References

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Butterley.

• Butterley Company
• Butterley Tunnel