Butterley Tunnel

Golden Valley is a small hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is between the larger villages of Codnor and Riddings, and near Ironville and Codnor Park to the east. There was once a road to Ripley, but this is now disused. It is best known for the now derelict Cromford Canal, being at the eastern portal of Butterley Tunnel, from which the canal merges into Codnor Park Reservoir, which has an unexploded German bomb from World War II marooned at the bottom. The Pinxton arm of the canal also starts at Golden Valley. It is also known for its picturesque cottages on the canalside, which were originally built to accommodate miners, and also the Newlands Inn, which closed down in 2007 and is currently in a state of disrepair. On 6 August 2011, a fire broke out and the building was gutted. As of 2018, the site still remains derelict.

Riddings is a large village in Derbyshire, England. The appropriate ward of the Amber Valley Council is called Ironville and Riddings. The population of this ward as at the 2011 census was 5,821. It is located 2 miles (3 km) south of Alfreton near the hamlet of Golden Valley. The name derives from Ryddynges, a clearing or riding in a wood. This was the ancient forest known as Alfreton Grove within the manor of Alfreton. The settlement goes back at least to the 12th century, when Hugh de Ryddynges received half of the manor of Riddings and half of Watnall from his relative Ralf Ingram of Alfreton.

Greenhill Lane is a hamlet near the town of Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, located between the villages of Leabrooks and Riddings. The majority of UK census references suggest that Greenhill Lane is a district hamlet and it was treated as a village in the 1851 census.

Swanwick Junction railway station (pronounced "Swannick") is a heritage railway station situated on the former Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line which closed in 1968, but has been partially reopened by the Midland Railway - Butterley. Despite the station's name it is some distance from Swanwick. Previously, there was originally no station here (during BR/LMS days), only a junction with the Swanwick Colliery Branch Line. However, when the line was restored, Swanwick campus was the centre for the main activities of the Midland Railway - Butterley, and the station gives access to the attractions there. The station itself is within walking distance of Butterley railway station to the west. The station has four platforms. Platform No. 1 is the southernmost and is a bay platform. Platform No. 2 is the main platform in use and is a side platform. On platforms 1 and 2, the ex-Midland station building from Syston railway station in Leicestershire has been rebuilt. In addition, there is an island platform with Platform Nos 3 and 4. The building here is a replica of that at Broom Junction railway station. Platform No. 4 is the only platform which can serve the Swanwick Colliery Branch, with DMU shuttles, demonstration goods trains or footplate experience locomotives running from this platform up the branch on gala days. In 2013, a footbridge linking platforms 1 and 2 to platforms 3 and 4 was completed; this was originally located at Belle Vue railway station. Wheelchair access is provided by means of a foot crossing at the west end of the platform. The signal box originally comes from Kettering railway station in Northamptonshire.There is currently no station further east of Swanwick Junction, though trains continue to a run-round loop at Riddings situated on the northern branch of a triangle with the Midland Main Line, close by. The MR-B has stated an ambition to build a new station at the loop as well as to reopen the site of Pye Bridge railway station as the preserved line's eastern terminus. The station is the main location of the Indietracks music festival.

Codnor is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. Codnor is a former mining village and had a population of 3,766 (including Cross Hill) taken at the 2011 Census. It is approximately 12 miles from Derby and 14 miles from Nottingham. Codnor forms a built up area with nearby Ripley.

St James’ Church, Riddings is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England: 309  in Riddings, Derbyshire.

The Hayes Conference Centre is a group of buildings in Swanwick, Derbyshire, UK which are used for conferences and other functions.

Crosshill and Codnor railway station was a railway station which served the villages of Crosshill and Codnor in Derbyshire, England It was opened in 1890 by the Midland Railway on its branch between Langley Mill on the Erewash Valley Line and Ripley

Waingroves is a large village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, approximately two miles away from the town of Ripley. It is in the civil parish of Codnor. In woodland to the south of the village, there are remains of a colliery site.

Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman conquest. The building is registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument a Grade II Listed Building and is officially a Building at Risk.

The Ripley Academy (previously known as Mill Hill School, before this, The Benjamin Outram Secondary Modern School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ripley, Derbyshire, England. Ripley Academy opened on 8 September 2014 as part of the East Midlands Education Trust, which currently has fifteen schools in the East Midlands. The Ripley Academy was a founding member, along with the West Bridgford School.In the late 1990s, under the leadership of headmaster Tony Stephens, Mill Hill School had a good reputation, with around 60% of students scoring 5 or more GCSE grades A*-C.

Mill Hill School was a secondary school and sixth form college located in Ripley, Derbyshire, England. The school was formed from the combination of Benjamin Outrams Comprehensive School and Ripley Technical School and became known as Mill Hill School. The school gained specialist status in English. Prior to this, Mill Hill specialised in the Media and liberal arts curriculum in 2009. Mill Hill School converted to academy status in September 2014 and became The Ripley Academy.