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The name
of the town of Belper is believed to come from the French "Beau
Repaire", due to its picturesque setting on the banks of
the Derwent.
But after the
industrialists and factory - owners were attracted by the potential
of its water - power, Belper became a prosperous mill - town
with a place in industrial history, rather than a beauty spot.
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It was
Jedediah Strutt, who in 1759 invented a revolutionary process
for making ribbed stockings, who chose Belper as the site for
his principal mills.
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The town
expanded swiftly to become the third largest centre of population
in the county.
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- Today visitors
can wander between the rows of terraced mill - workers cottages,
their cobbled streets criss - crossing the hillside and railway
cutting above the town.
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