Aldercar is a village in

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, England. It is located near

Langley Mill Langley Mill is a village in the civil parish of Aldercar and Langley Mill in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. History Originally named ''Long Lea'', the village of Langley Mill was a major employer throughout the mid 1900s w ...

, close to the county boundary with

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, and forms part of the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Aldercar and Langley Mill. The area is commonly known in

Amber Valley Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of ...

thanks to Aldercar High School, the local secondary school. The area is also home to Aldercar Hall down Aldercar lane, one of the first houses in the area.

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Villages in Derbyshire Geography of Amber Valley {{Derbyshire-geo-stub

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