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Pride Park

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Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, England. Developed in the 1990s, It covers 80 hectares of former industrial land between the River Derwent and railway lines. Pride Park Stadium and Derby Arena are both located in Pride Park.

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Pride Park
Locomotive Way, Derby Pride Park

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UTC Derby Pride Park (Derby University Technology College)

Locomotive Way 3
DE24 8PU Derby, Pride Park
England, United Kingdom
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