Butterley is a village in the English county of

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the no ...

near to

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. It is the site of the Midland Railway – Butterley, as well as the old Butterley Brickworks.

Notable residents

Sir James Outram Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (29 January 1803 – 11 March 1863) was a British general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Early life James Outram was the son of Benjamin Outram of Butterley Hall, Butterley, Derby ...

, hero of the Indian Mutiny, was born at Butterley Hall in 1803. *

Harry Storer Sr. Harry Storer (24 July 1870 – 25 April 1908) was an English association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who played for Arsenal F. C., Arsenal and Liverpool F. C., Liverpool, and a cricketer who played first-clas ...

, goalkeeper for

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and Liverpool F.C., was born here in 1870.Profile on LFC History
/ref> * William Storer, professional cricketer for Derbyshire, was born here in 1867.

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

Notable residents

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