# Fritchley

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Village in Derbyshire, England

Village in England

Fritchley Village Fritchley Location within Derbyshire OS grid reference SK357528 District Amber Valley Shire county Derbyshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BELPER Postcode district DE56 Dialling code 01773 Police Derbyshire Fire Derbyshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament Amber Valley List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°04′19″N 1°28′05″W / 53.072°N 1.468°W / 53.072; -1.468

**Fritchley** is a small village in [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire), England, situated to the south of [Crich](/source/Crich) and north of [Ambergate](/source/Ambergate). It falls under the [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) of Crich. To the east of the village is the ruin of a [windmill](/source/Windmill).[1] Fritchley has an active Congregational Church, and there is a [Quaker meeting house](/source/Quaker_meeting_house) with an active Quaker Meeting. There is a [pub](/source/Pub), the Red Lion,[2] but the post office closed in 2009. The village hosts a steam rally each August.

In 1793, [Fritchley Tunnel](/source/Fritchley_Tunnel), the world's oldest surviving [railway tunnel](/source/Railway_tunnel) was constructed under a public road here on the [Butterley Gangroad](/source/Butterley_Gangroad), the [Butterley Company](/source/Butterley_Company)'s [plateway](/source/Plateway) to carry limestone from Hilt's Quarry at Crich to [kilns](/source/Lime_kiln) on the [Cromford Canal](/source/Cromford_Canal) at [Bullbridge](/source/Bullbridge), by [Benjamin Outram](/source/Benjamin_Outram). The tunnel was scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act in February 2015.[3][4]

Fritchley was used as one of the filming locations for the hit UK TV series, [Peak Practice](/source/Peak_Practice), which ran from 1993 to 2002.[5]

## See also

- [Listed buildings in Ripley, Derbyshire](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Ripley%2C_Derbyshire)

## References

Ruins of windmill

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Windmill world](http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/1293.htm) accessed 8 April 2008

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [All Pubs](http://www.allpubs.co.uk/pub/31081.htm) accessed 10 July 2009

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Fritchley Tunnel, Butterley Gangroad (Grade Scheduled Ancient Monument) (1422984)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1422984?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bbc_4-0)** ["'World's oldest railway tunnel' awarded protected status"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-31951751). *BBC*. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Peak Practice"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/location/peak_practice.shtml), *BBC Derby*, 24 September 2014, retrieved 20 August 2015

## External links

Media related to [Fritchley](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fritchley) at Wikimedia Commons

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