Main Villages of Amber Valley
- Ambergate
- Codnor
- Crich
- Denby
- Duffield
- Heage
- Holbrook
- Horsley
- Kedleston
- Kilburn
- Lea & Holloway
- Mackworth
- Milford
- Quarndon
- Somercotes
- Swanwick
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the urban districts of Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and Ripley Rural District and Belper Rural District. The district was granted borough status in 1988.
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