DE postcode area
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Table:
Postcode district

Post town

Coverage

Local authority area(s)

DE1

DERBY

Derby city centre

Derby

DE3

DERBY

Derby (Mickleover)

Derby, South Derbyshire

DE4

MATLOCK

Sector 2:Darley Dale, Beeley, Rowsley, Winster, Darley Bridge, Elton, Bonsall
Sector 3:Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford
Sector 4: Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Wirksworth, Bolehill
Sector 5: Crich, Holloway, Lea, Tansley

Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley

DE5

RIPLEY

Ripley, Codnor, Denby, Waingroves, Butterley, Pentrich

Amber Valley

DE6

ASHBOURNE

Ashbourne, Hulland Ward, Weston Underwood

Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley, South Derbyshire, Derby, East Staffordshire

DE7

ILKESTON

Horsley Woodhouse, Ilkeston, Morley, West Hallam

Erewash, Amber Valley, Broxtowe

DE11

SWADLINCOTE

Swadlincote, Church Gresley, Woodville, Newhall, Hartshorne, Castle Gresley, Blackfordby, Albert Village

South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire

DE12

SWADLINCOTE

Appleby Magna, Donisthorpe, Linton, Measham, Overseal, Rosliston, Walton-on-Trent

North West Leicestershire, South Derbyshire

DE13

BURTON-ON-TRENT

Alrewas, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove, Tutbury

East Staffordshire, Lichfield

DE14

BURTON-ON-TRENT

Branston, Burton upon Trent, Newton Solney, Winshill

East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire

DE15

BURTON-ON-TRENT

Bretby, Stapenhill

East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire

DE21

DERBY

Derby (Chaddesden, Oakwood, Spondon); Breadsall, Horsley, Little Eaton

Derby, Erewash, Amber Valley

DE22

DERBY

Derby (Allestree, Darley Abbey, Mackworth (estate)); Kedleston, Mackworth (village), Quarndon

Derby, Amber Valley

DE23

DERBY

Derby (Heatherton Village, Littleover, Normanton, Pear Tree, Sunny Hill)

Derby, South Derbyshire

DE24

DERBY

Derby (Allenton, Alvaston, Boulton, Osmaston, Shelton Lock, Sinfin, Wilmorton); Stenson Fields

Derby, South Derbyshire

DE45

BAKEWELL

Ashford-in-the-Water, Bakewell, Baslow, Chatsworth, Edensor, Hassop, Monyash, Youlgreave

Derbyshire Dales

DE55

ALFRETON

Sector 1: Swanwick
Sectors 2 and 3: Alfreton, South Normanton
Sector 4: Riddings, Greenhill Lane, Leabrooks, Somercotes
Sector 5: Tibshelf, Newton, Blackwell, Hilcote
Sector 6: Wessington, Higham, Stonebroom, Morton, Shirland
Sector 7: Alfreton, South Wingfield

Amber Valley, Bolsover

DE56

BELPER

Ambergate, Belper, Duffield, Heage, Holbrook, Kilburn, Milford

Amber Valley

DE65

DERBY

Burnaston, Egginton, Etwall, Findern, Hatton, Hilton, Milton, Repton, Willington

South Derbyshire

DE72

DERBY

Ambaston, Aston-on-Trent, Borrowash, Breaston, Church Wilne, Draycott, Elvaston, Ockbrook, Risley, Shardlow, Weston-on-Trent

Erewash, South Derbyshire, North West Leicestershire

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A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland , and a basic unit of the postal delivery system . Including the correct post town in the address increases the chance of a letter or parcel being delivered on time . Post towns in general originated as the location of delivery offices . As of 2004 [ update ] , their main function is to distinguish between localities or street names in addresses not including a postcode .
Derby ( /ˈdɑːrbi/ ( listen ) DAR-bee ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire , England . It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire , of which it was traditionally the county town . [ nb 1 ] Derby gained city status in 1977 , and by the 2011 census its population was 248,700 . Derby was settled by Romans - who established the town of Derventio - Saxons and Vikings , who made Derby one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw . Initially a market town , Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era . Home to Lombe 's Mill , an early British factory , Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution . It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site . With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century , Derby became a centre of the British rail industry . Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufacturing , home to the world 's second largest aero-engine manufacturer , Rolls-Royce . Bombardier Transportation are based at the Derby Litchurch Lane Works and were for many years the UK 's only train manufacturer . Toyota Manufacturing UK 's automobile headquarters is south west of the city at Burnaston . To the east lies Nottingham , separated by the M1 motorway .
Mickleover is the most westerly suburb of the city of Derby in the United Kingdom . It is located 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) west of the city centre .
South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire , England . The population of the local authority at the 2011 Census was 94,611 . It contains a third of the National Forest , and the council offices are in Swadlincote . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the Swadlincote urban district along with Repton Rural District and part of South East Derbyshire Rural District .
Darley Dale , also known simply as Darley , is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England , with a population of around 6,000 . It lies north of Matlock , on the River Derwent and the A6 road.The town forms part of the urban area of Matlock . It is a commuter town for workers in Matlock .
Beeley is a village and civil parish in northern Derbyshire , England . Located near Bakewell in the Derbyshire Dales , it is situated on the B6012 road , between Rowsley and Edensor . The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 195 . It is part of the Peak District National Park , and has been part of the Chatsworth estate since the 18th century , when the Duke of Devonshire bought Beeley Hill Top and then much of the property piecemeal . Beeley Old Hall dates from the 17th century . On School Lane there is an outdoor centre called Dukes Barn .
Rowsley is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire . The population as at the 2011 census was 507 . It is at the point where the River Wye flows into the River Derwent and prospered from mills on both . The border of the Peak District National Park runs through the village west of the River Wye and immediately to the north of Chatsworth Road .
Winster is a village in the English Derbyshire Dales about 5 miles ( 8 km ) from Matlock and 6 miles ( 10 km ) from Bakewell at an altitude of approximately 820 feet ( 250 m ) . It was formerly a centre for the lead mining industry . The village , which lies within the Peak District National Park , has a large number of listed buildings , including the Market House open daily as a National Trust information point . Its current population is about 630 , though it was 600 at the 2011 Census . The village has a primary school , two churches , two pubs and a village shop ( owned by the community ) which includes a post office . Winster was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 when it was owned by Henry de Ferrers . A workhouse at Bank Top ( grid reference SK239602 ) was opened in 1744 . It had a rule that forbade any relief outside of the workhouse . By the 1770s it could house 40 inmates . Winster Market House was the National Trust 's first property in the Peak District and was acquired in 1906 .
Darley Dale , also known simply as Darley , is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England , with a population of around 6,000 . It lies north of Matlock , on the River Derwent and the A6 road.The town forms part of the urban area of Matlock . It is a commuter town for workers in Matlock .
Elton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England , and lies within the Peak District . Its nearest towns are Bakewell and Matlock . Elton is on a hillside overlooking a rock formation known as Robin Hood 's Stride . It lies on the division between gritstone and limestone countryside and there are examples of buildings and walls constructed with both types of stone in the village . It is a popular destination for cyclists and tourists .
Bonsall is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District . The civil parish population , including Brightgate and Horse Dale , was 775 at the 2001 Census , increasing to 803 at the 2011 Census .
Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire , England . It is situated at the south eastern part of the Peak District , with the National Park directly to the west . The town is twinned with the French town Eaubonne . The former spa resort Matlock Bath lies immediately south of the town on the A6 . The civil parish of Matlock Town had a population in the 2011 UK census of 9,543 . The population of the wider Matlock urban area is approximately 20,000 ( including Darley Dale , Tansley , Hackney and Matlock Bath ) . The Matlock area is considered to include Wirksworth , owing to the close proximity of the towns . Matlock is nine miles ( 14 km ) south-west of Chesterfield , and in easy reach of the cities of Derby ( 19 miles ) , Sheffield ( 20 miles ) , and Nottingham ( 29 miles ) ; the Greater Manchester conurbation is 30 miles away . Matlock is within the Derbyshire Dales district , which also includes the towns of Bakewell and Ashbourne , as well as Wirksworth . The headquarters of Derbyshire County Council are in the town .
Matlock Bath is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England . It lies in the Peak District , south of Matlock on the main A6 road , and approximately halfway between Buxton and Derby . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 753 . Originally built at the head of a dead-end dirt road running alongside the valley of the River Derwent from Matlock itself , the locality developed in the 19th century as residential and a spa town and still thrives on tourism . Development was and is very restricted due to the steep hillsides , with the majority of buildings on one side of the valley with only footbridges across the river . The road was upgraded and made into a through-way , now designated A6 , avoiding the previous old coaching road approach to Matlock from Cromford over very steep hills near to the Riber plateau area .
Cromford is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England , in the valley of the River Derwent between Wirksworth and Matlock . It is first mentioned in the 11th-century Domesday Book as a berewick ( supporting farm ) of Wirksworth and this remained the case throughout the Middle Ages . The population at the 2011 Census was 1,433 . It is principally known for its historical connection with Richard Arkwright , and the nearby Cromford Mill which he built outside the village in 1771 . Cromford is in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site .
Middleton or Middleton-by-Wirksworth is an upland village and civil parish lying approximately one mile NNW of Wirksworth , Derbyshire , England . Middleton was , in 1086 , a berewick ( a supporting farm ) of the town and manor of Wirksworth . Middleton was formerly known for its lead mines and high quality limestone quarries , including the underground quarry site at Middleton Mine . The Middleton Mine networks underground for approximately 25 miles ( 40 km ) with tunnels on three different levels running under Middleton Moor to the Hopton Wood quarry works at the other side of the hill below Ryder Point Works . Part of the tunnel collapsed in the 1980s leaving a noticeable depression in the ground above on the eastern side of Middleton Moor . The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 775 . The attraction towards Middleton becoming a village had much to do with the fact that it is one of the few Derbyshire villages in the limestone area that has a perched water table due to the impervious volcanic rock and shale formations within its topology . The availability of water was the incentive behind it becoming a choice of settlement . Middleton formed originally in the Saxon times as a small farming hamlet which settled around a very high spring . The former Cromford and High Peak Railway passes close by the village . The local quarries were linked to this line by a short branch spur , Killer 's Branch , part of which now forms the track bed of the Steeple Grange Light Railway . The branch line was operational until the late 1960s .
Wirksworth is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England , with a population recorded as 5,038 in the 2011 census . It contains the source of the River Ecclesbourne . The town was granted a market charter by Edward I in 1306 . The market is held today on Tuesdays in the Memorial Gardens . The parish church of St Mary 's is thought to date from 653 . Wirksworth developed as a centre for lead mining and later stone quarrying . Many lead mines in the area were owned by the Gell family of nearby Hopton Hall .
Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth , Derbyshire , England . It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining industry . Originally a village in its own right , Bolehill became part of the outskirts of Wirksworth upon the town 's expansion during the 19th and 20th centuries . Bolehill is adjacent to Black Rocks , a local landmark and a short walk from the High Peak Trail at Middleton incline .
Crich /ˈkraɪtʃ/ ( listen ) is a village in the English county of Derbyshire . The population at the 2001 Census was 2,821 increasing to 2,898 at the 2011 Census ( including Fritchley and Whatstandwell ) . It has the National Tramway Museum inside the Crich Tramway Village , and at the summit of Crich Hill above , a memorial tower for those of the Sherwood Foresters regiment who died in battle , particularly in World War I . Built in 1923 on the site of an older tower called Crich Stand , the memorial tower is the destination of an annual pilgrimage on the first Sunday in July . It is 1,000 feet ( 300 m ) above sea level , and has 58 steps to the top . From there eight counties can be seen , including landmarks such as the Humber Bridge and Lincoln Cathedral .
Dethick , Lea and Holloway is a civil parish ( and , since 1899 , an ecclesiastical parish ) , in the Amber Valley borough of the English county of Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027 . It is located in central Derbyshire , south east of Matlock , and , as its name suggests , contains the three main settlements - Dethick , Lea and Holloway , as well as the younger village of Lea Bridge . The area 's most notable family is the Nightingales , who were substantial landowners in the area and spent the summers there . Florence Nightingale stayed at Lea Hurst , and , during the 1880s , nursed her mother and rendered charitable work in the communities of Lea , Holloway and nearby Whatstandwell .
Dethick , Lea and Holloway is a civil parish ( and , since 1899 , an ecclesiastical parish ) , in the Amber Valley borough of the English county of Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027 . It is located in central Derbyshire , south east of Matlock , and , as its name suggests , contains the three main settlements - Dethick , Lea and Holloway , as well as the younger village of Lea Bridge . The area 's most notable family is the Nightingales , who were substantial landowners in the area and spent the summers there . Florence Nightingale stayed at Lea Hurst , and , during the 1880s , nursed her mother and rendered charitable work in the communities of Lea , Holloway and nearby Whatstandwell .
Tansley is a village on the southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District , two miles east of Matlock .
Derbyshire Dales ( /ˈdɑːrbiʃər , -ʃɪər/ ) is a local government district in Derbyshire , England . The population of the district as taken at the 2011 Census was 71,116 . Much of the district is situated in the Peak District , although most of its population lies along the River Derwent . The borough borders the districts of High Peak , Amber Valley , North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire in Derbyshire and also Sheffield in South Yorkshire . The district also lies within the Sheffield City Region , and the district council is a non-constituent partner member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority . A significant amount of the working population is employed in Sheffield and Chesterfield . The district offices are in Matlock . It was formed on 1 April 1974 , originally under the name of West Derbyshire . The district adopted its current name in 1988 . The district was a merger of Ashbourne , Bakewell , Matlock and Wirksworth urban districts along with Ashbourne Rural District and Bakewell Rural District . Following their review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire , the Boundary Commission for England has formed a new constituency called Derbyshire Dales .
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire , England . It takes its name from the River Amber and covers a semi-rural area with a number of small towns whose economy was formerly based on coal mining and engineering . The parliamentary constituency of Amber Valley covers a similar area . The Local Authority population at the 2011 Census was 122,309 . The village of Crich and the Amber Valley area were the setting for the ITV drama series Peak Practice .
Ripley is a town in the Amber Valley borough of Derbyshire , England . Local engineers came up with some earlier railway improvements .
Codnor is a Derbyshire village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district , and a former mining community , with a population of 3,766 ( including Cross Hill ) as taken at the 2011 Census . It is approximately 12 miles from the city of Derby and 14 miles from Nottingham by road .
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed , England 's first Astronomer Royal , and the location of the Denby Pottery Company . The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827 , increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census .
Waingroves is a 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 .
Butterley is a village in the English county of Derbyshire near to Ripley . It is the site of the Midland Railway - Butterley , as well as the old Butterley Brickworks .
Pentrich is a small village and civil parish between Belper and Alfreton in Amber Valley , Derbyshire , England . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 191 .
Ashbourne is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales , England , with a population of 8,377 in the 2011 census . It contains many historical buildings and independent shops , and is famous for a historic annual Shrovetide football match . Its position near the southern edge of the Peak District makes it the closest town to Dovedale . The town is sometimes referred to as the gateway to Dovedale and to the Peak District .
Hulland Ward is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire roughly 6 miles west of Belper , Derbyshire England on the A517 road . The parish includes the hamlets of Biggin , Nether Biggin and Millington Green . Hulland Ward itself contains about 400 houses and has a population of just under 1000 inhabitants , being measured at 927 ( and including Mercaston ) in the 2011 Census . It is distinct from Hulland , the next village and civil parish immediately to its west . Originally , the village consisted of a few dwellings on the coaching road into the Duffield Frith , with the road being gated . This was known as Ward Gate and over the years , due to its proximity to Hulland Village was known as Hulland Wardgate . Sometime in the 17th century , the gate part was dropped , and the hamlet grew into the village now known as Hulland Ward . In the Domesday Survey Hulland Village is listed as Hoilant in the care of Geoffrey d'Alselin . It was part of the lands bestowed upon Henry de Ferrers after the Norman Conquest , and also became part of Duffield Frith , with two enclosed royal parks - Mansell Park and Ravensdale Park . The latter is now a civil parish in its own right . One of the earliest ore-stamping mills was built at Hulland Ward by Burchard Kranich in 1556 . [ citation needed ]
Weston Underwood is an agricultural village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire . The population of the Civil Parish ( comprising the Villages of Weston Underwood , Muggington and Muggington Lane End ) as taken at the 2011 Census was 374 . It is just over five miles ( 8 km ) from Derby . Nearby places are Mugginton , Kedleston Hall and Carsington Water .
East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England . It has two main towns : Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter . Villages in the area include Abbots Bromley , Tutbury , Barton-under-Needwood , Rolleston on Dove , Hanbury , Kingstone , Marchington , Mayfield and The Heath . The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Burton upon Trent with Urban District of Uttoxeter , and Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter . Since 2011 , East Staffordshire has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham , Bromsgrove , Cannock Chase , Lichfield , Redditch , Solihull , Tamworth and Wyre Forest .
Horsley Woodhouse is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire , in the East Midlands of England . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,219 . It is situated on the A609 road between the neighbouring villages of Kilburn and Smalley . The nearest towns are Heanor , situated 2.6 miles ( 4.2 km ) northeast , and Belper , 3.2 miles ( 5.1 km ) northwest , while the city of Derby is located about 6 miles ( 9.6 km ) south-southwest . The name is said to mean houses in the wood belonging to Horsley , and is often known by its dialect pronunciation Ossley Woodhus .
Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash , in Derbyshire , England . It lies on the River Erewash , from which the local borough takes its name . Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550 , increasing to 38,640 at the 2011 Census . Its major industries were traditionally coal mining , iron working and lace making / textiles , but these have all but disappeared in the last few decades . The town is close to both Derby and Nottingham and is near to the M1 motorway and the border with Nottinghamshire . The eastern boundary of Ilkeston is only two miles from Nottingham 's western edge . Ilkeston is considered by the Office for National Statistics to be part of the Nottingham Urban Area .
Morley is a village and civil parish within the area of Erewash Borough Council in the English county of Derbyshire , north of Derby . It is on the eastern side of Morley Moor , with Morley Smithy to the north . The parish church of St Matthew stands near the ( converted ) Tithe Barn and dovecote of Morley Hall . The church features a wall of stained glass depicting the story of Robert of Knaresborough along the north aisle which came from Dale Abbey in 1539 , home of the fine Sacheverell tombs .
West Hallam is a large village and civil parish close to Ilkeston in the county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England . West Hallam has had its own parish council since 1894 and , since 1974 , has been part of the Erewash borough . The population of the civil parish was 4,829 at the 2001 census reducing to 4,686 at the 2011 census .
Erewash ( /ˈɛrəwɒʃ/ ( listen ) ) is a non-metropolitan district and borough in eastern Derbyshire , England , to the east of Derby and the west of Nottingham . The population of the district as taken at the 2011 Census was 112,081 . It contains the towns of Ilkeston , Long Eaton and Sandiacre and fourteen civil parishes . The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Ilkeston , the Long Eaton urban district and part of South East Derbyshire Rural District . The borough council 's headquarters are split between each of the main urban areas at Long Eaton and Ilkeston Town Halls .
Broxtowe is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire , England , west of the City of Nottingham . The population of the district as taken at the 2011 Census was 109,487 . It is part of the Nottingham Urban Area . Broxtowe 's neighbour to the west is the borough of Erewash , which is in Derbyshire .
Swadlincote is an English town in Derbyshire , near its borders with Leicestershire and Staffordshire , about 5 miles ( 8 km ) south-east of Burton-upon-Trent , 5 miles ( 8 km ) north-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 11.5 miles ( 19 km ) south-south-west of the City of Derby . It is an unparished area in South Derbyshire district and its largest town and administrative centre . It also covers Newhall , Oversetts , Midway and the contiguous villages of Church Gresley and Woodville , with the sub-district of Goseley . The combined population is about 36,000 . Castle Gresley is under 2 miles ( 3 km ) to the south-west and Albert Village 1.5 miles ( 2 km ) to the south , in Leicestershire .
Church Gresley is a village and former civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England . The village is situated between Castle Gresley and the town of Swadlincote , with which it is contiguous . By the time of the 2011 Census the village was a ward of Swadlincote , of which it is now effectively a suburb , and the population of Church Gresley ward was 6,881 . The village forms part of the border with Leicestershire to the southeast . Nearby villages include Castle Gresley , Albert Village and Overseal .
Woodville is a suburban village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England , 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) east of Swadlincote , of which it is now effectively a suburb . At the 2011 Census , the parish had a population of 5,161 , an increase from 3,420 at the 2001 Census . The centre of the village , known as the Tollgate , is a busy traffic island on the A511 . Woodville forms part of the border with Leicestershire .
Newhall is a suburban settlement located in Swadlincote , South Derbyshire , England . As of the 2011 census it had a population of 776 . The village of Stanton is nearby .
Hartshorne is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 3,888 . It is north of the town of Swadlincote . The name is pronounced Harts-horne ; the sh is not a digraph , as this is a compound .
Castle Gresley is a village and civil parish about 1.75 miles ( 2.82 km ) southwest of the centre of Swadlincote in South Derbyshire , England . The population was 1,566 at the 2001 Census increasing to 1,799 at the 2011 Census . The village is about 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) west of the village of Church Gresley . Castle Gresley has the remains of a motte and bailey castle known locally as Castle Knob . In 1849 the Midland Railway opened the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line through the parish and Gresley railway station at Castle Gresley . The station was closed in the 20th century but the line remains open for freight traffic .
Blackfordby is a small village in the northwesternmost corner of Leicestershire about 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) to the northwest of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 2 miles southeast of Swadlincote in central England . On some early maps , such as one dated 1587 , the village is shown as Blaugherby , hence the local name of Blofferby . The village is dominated by the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch , erected in 1858 on the site of an earlier Anglican Chapel which was attached to the Church of St. Helen at nearby Ashby-de-la-Zouch . The church stands in an elevated position next to the village school , and is built in the early English style . The church has a nave and chancel , with a tower surmounted by a broach spire and , for the greater part of the work , constructed from local sandstone which has become blackened due to the effects of air pollution . Until recent years there were several 16th & 17th century thatched cottages in and around the village , but now only two remain , one on Main Street , and one behind the Rec . Both are now protected buildings . For many years the population remained at about 500 , mainly agricultural workers , until the advent of the Pits & Pipeworks . It is still a fairly quiet , rural village , although the population has greatly expanded in recent years . Council houses were built in 1948 and 1950 , but the biggest changes have been brought about by private development . The village school still survives and has been extended to allow children to continue their education there until they are eleven years old . There are two pubs , The Black Lion and The Blue Bell , but no shops or Post Office .
Albert Village is a small post-industrial village in Leicestershire , England and is located approximately 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) from the town of Swadlincote . The area 's heritage is in coal-mining and pottery manufacture , both locally defunct . The National Forest 's visitor attraction 'Conkers ' is at nearby Moira . The population is included in the civil parish of Ashby Woulds .
North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire , England . The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 census was 93,348 . Its main towns are Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville . The district contains East Midlands Airport , which operates flights to the rest of Britain and to various places in Europe . It is also notable as the location of Castle Donington and Donington Park , a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals . The district is represented in the UK Parliament by the constituency of the same name . The area has a long history of mineral extraction , with coal , brick clay , gravel and granite amongst the products . All the deep coal mines in the area have closed , but opencast mining still continues . The district was formed in 1974 by a merger of Ashby de la Zouch Urban District , Ashby Woulds Urban District , Coalville Urban District , Ashby de la Zouch Rural District , Castle Donington Rural District and Ibstock from the Market Bosworth Rural District .
Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire , England . It includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston , and the villages of Norton-Juxta-Twycross , Snarestone and Swepstone . The parish has a total collective population of 1,084 ( 2011 ) , with Appleby its largest settlement . Historically , Appleby was one of the largest and wealthiest parishes in Leicestershire , which was reflected by its large church . However , the village and its population have remained fairly small . The village lies on the edge of the ancient boundary between the kingdom of Mercia and the Danelaw . The land itself has been inhabited from the early Neolithic period . The village developed in the pre-Saxon era . The name Appleby is derived from aeppel ( apple ) and by ( r ) ( settlement ) . The village sits on the outskirts of the National Forest and is bordered by the Gopsall Park Estate . The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal passes within a mile of the village , as do the M42 and A444 .
Donisthorpe is a village in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire , England .
Linton is a parish in South Derbyshire , England , 5 miles south east of Burton-on-Trent . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 2,303 . Nearby settlements are the town of Swadlincote and the villages of Castle Gresley , Overseal , Rosliston , Cauldwell ( pronounced Cordal ) and Botany Bay . Linton Village is located in South Derbyshire surrounded by The National Forest . It consists of a primary school , a convenience store with a post office , one pub , , two churches , a village hall , community room called The Brick Room and Rickmans Corner Community Hall . The bus services locally to Swadlincote and Burton-on-Trent are provided by Arriva Midlands and Midland Classic . Linton Primary School is located on Main Street towards Linton Heath . The Brick Room belongs to Linton Church ; it may have been a school room years ago . [ citation needed ] The highlight of the year used to be the Sale of Work ( a craft fair ) held in late November of early December , and the Harvest Supper . Many former fields to the south of the village are now wooded areas , forming part of the National Forest England . Linton is also home to Burton & District Division 1 side , Linton FC . The Club are based at Rickmans Corner .
Measham is a large village in the county of Leicestershire , England , close to its borders with Derbyshire , Staffordshire and Warwickshire . It lies off the A42 , 4.5 miles ( 7.25 km ) south of Ashby de la Zouch , the closest town , and within the National Forest . Historically in Derbyshire , it lay in an enclave absorbed into Leicestershire in 1897 . The name is thought to mean homestead on the River Mease .
Overseal is a village and civil parish in South Derbyshire , 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) south of Swadlincote and 4.5 miles ( 7.2 km ) west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,450 . It is one of the southernmost settlements in Derbyshire ( after Netherseal and Lullington ) , close to the border with Leicestershire and within the National Forest area . Historically both Overseal and Netherseal were part of Leicestershire : they were transferred from Leicestershire to Derbyshire in 1897 , in return for Leicestershire absorbing several of Derbyshire 's enclaves ( see county enclaves ) .
Rosliston is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire , England close to the county boundaries of Leicestershire and Staffordshire . The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 642 .
Walton-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the National Forest in Derbyshire , England . The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 872 . As its name implies it is an ancient crossing point of the River Trent . It was at this point that King Edward II crossed the river in pursuit of the disaffected barons including the Earl of Lancaster . Listed buildings in the parish include Catton Hall , Walton Hall and The Old Hall house . Today the village is very close to Burton upon Trent ) .
Alrewas ( awl-ree-was ) is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield District of Staffordshire , England .
Barton-under-Needwood is a large village in Staffordshire , England , a mile from the A38 between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield . It has a population of approximately 5,000 and serves as a commuter centre for many residents working in Lichfield , Tamworth and Burton or further afield in Derby and Birmingham .
Rolleston on Dove , also known simply as Rolleston , is a village in Staffordshire , England near Burton upon Trent . Sir Oswald Mosley , the founder of the British Union of Fascists spent some of his earlier years at the family seat here . Rolleston Hall , where Mosley lived , was sold by auction on 2 August 1923 for housing development . The lake and two of the entrance lodges remain . The family coat of arms are still displayed in what was originally the Victorian Commemoration Hall which is now Rolleston Club . Rolleston has an active group of residents ( RODSEC ) which organises many seasonal activities , including money raising events for local charities . Rolleston on Dove was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 1 November 1894 . The station closed in 1949 . Rolleston is also home to the Jinnie Trail , a former railway line in a man-made valley which was closed completely in 1968 . In 1972 it was created into a rural walk stretching approximately 2 kilometres . Along the walk today , parts of the remaining stations are being revealed by an ongoing restoration project . Rolleston was originally built around the hall , the church and the stream running through it , the Alder brook .
Tutbury is a large village and civil parish of about 3,076 residents in the English county of Staffordshire . It is surrounded by the agricultural countryside of both Staffordshire and Derbyshire . The site has been inhabited for over 3,000 years , with Iron Age defensive ditches encircling the main defensive hill , upon which now stand ruins of a Norman castle . These ditches can be seen most clearly at the Park pale and at the top of the steep hills behind Park Lane . The name Tutbury probably derives from a Scandinavian settler and subsequent chief of the hill-fort , Totta , bury being a corruption of burh the Anglo-Saxon name for 'fortified place ' . It is 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) north of Burton upon Trent and 20 miles ( 32 km ) south of the Peak District . Quarries near Tutbury once produced alabaster which was used in the carving of Nottingham Alabaster . Until 2006 , Tutbury Crystal , a manufacturer of high-quality cut glass products , was based in the village . However production was transferred to Stoke-on-Trent as the existing factory was very old and was thought to be too small for the modern company 's requirements . The old factory was demolished and flats were built on the site , but a factory shop still operates in the village . Despite this , the tourism trade survives thanks to the long and distinguished history of the Norman Priory Church and medieval Tutbury Castle where Mary , Queen of Scots , was once imprisoned .
Lichfield ( UK : /ˈlɪtʃˌfiːld/ ) is a local government district in Staffordshire , England . It is administered by Lichfield District Council , based in Lichfield . The dignity and privileges of the City of Lichfield are vested in the parish council of the 14 km² Lichfield civil parish . The non-metropolitan district of Lichfield covers nearly 25 times this area and its local authority is Lichfield District Council . The district was formed on 1 April 1974 , under the Local Government Act 1972 , by a merger of the existing City of Lichfield with most of the Lichfield Rural District .
Branston is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire , England . At the 2001 census , the population was 6,540 , increasing to 6,749 at the 2011 Census .
Burton upon Trent , also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton , is a market town in Staffordshire , England , close to the border with Derbyshire . In 2011 , it had a population of 72,299 . The demonym for residents of the town is 'Burtonian ' . Burton is 11 miles ( 18 km ) from Derby , 26 miles ( 42 km ) from Leicester and 28 miles ( 45 km ) from Nottingham . Burton is known for brewing . The town originally grew up around Burton Abbey . Burton Bridge was also the site of two battles , in 1322 when Edward II defeated the rebel Earl of Lancaster and 1643 when royalists captured the town during the First English Civil War . William Lord Paget and his descendants were responsible for extending the manor house within the abbey grounds and facilitating the extension of the River Trent Navigation to Burton . Burton grew into a busy market town by the early modern period . The town is served by Burton-on-Trent railway station . The town was also the start and terminus of the now defunct South Staffordshire Line which linked it to Lichfield , Walsall , Dudley and Stourbridge .
Newton Solney is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire , England , located about two miles ( 3 km ) from the East Staffordshire border , near to Burton upon Trent . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 659 . Its nearest neighbour is Repton , situated about two miles ( 3 km ) to the northeast .
Winshill is an area to the east of the town of Burton upon Trent , in the borough of East Staffordshire , England . Flanked to the north and east by the South Derbyshire border , historically the parish of Winshill had always been part of Derbyshire until it was transferred to Staffordshire in the late 19th century . Along its southern flank runs the A511 , known locally as the Ashby Road , from Bretby Lane and Moat Bank ( Burton upon Trent 's highest point ) to the eastern end of the Trent Bridge and the junction with the A444 . Along its western flank are the River Trent and the B5008 Newton Road , which runs to Newton Solney and Repton in South Derbyshire . The parish church in Winshill is St Mark 's , part of the Diocese of Derby .
Bretby is a village and civil parish in the south of Derbyshire , England , north of Swadlincote and east of Burton upon Trent , on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 893 . The name means dwelling place of Britons . On the A511 road ( formerly A50 ) , there is a secondary settlement , Stanhope Bretby , which was the site of Bretby Colliery .
Stapenhill is a suburban village and civil parish in Burton upon Trent , Staffordshire in the UK . It was a small village owned by Nigel of Stafford as far back as 1086 , however , this ancient parish area has long since been surrounded by new housing developments and gradually absorbed into the Burton urban area . Stapenhill was known for its brickyards in the 18th and 19th centuries . Several major music festivals take place every summer at Catton Hall , on the outskirts of the village .
Chaddesden , also known locally as Chad , is a large residential suburb of Derby , United Kingdom . Historically a separate village centred on Chaddesden Hall and the 14th century St. Mary 's Church , the area was significantly expanded by 20th century housing developments , and was incorporated into Derby in 1968 .
Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby , UK , built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s . It is one of the largest new housing estates in Europe and , as such , is a major settlement in its own right . It is situated on the outskirts of the city , bordering the suburb of Chaddesden , which is one of the largest council housing estates in England . Oakwood is built on land which used to be known as Chaddesden Common , It has three clusters of shops , the largest of which has all the amenities of a large village . The last new houses to be built in Oakwood were completed towards the end of 2001 . The original oak wood , from which the area is named , has been preserved as Chaddesden Wood Nature Reserve , and is maintained by the council . It is the only ancient oak woodland in the city of Derby . In 1991 , it was declared a local nature reserve . The wood contains a nature trail open to the public , roughly half a mile long . This is a popular resource for the people of North Derby and in Spring the wood is covered by a carpet of bluebells as can be seen in the photograph on this page . A Year-Long Timelapse Walk around Chaddesden Wood There is also a sizeable park surrounding a modern community centre , as well as many smaller areas , or green wedges that have been designed to provide routes throughout the estate for use by walkers and wildlife . A leisure centre , a school and a football academy are also situated within Oakwood .
Spondon is a ward of the city of Derby . Originally a small village , Spondon dates back to the Domesday Book and it became heavily industrialised in the 19th and early 20th centuries , with companies such as British Celanese .
Breadsall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire , grid reference SK370397 . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 773 . Breadsall Priory is nearby .
Horsley is a small village roughly 5 miles north of the City of Derby , England , with a population of 973 at the 2011 Census . The parish church of St Clement and St John , which dates from the 13th century , was rededicated in 1450 . It is noted for its fine peal of bells . The main street is Church Street which runs from east to west through the village . Horsley has three main focal points : the village green at the West side of the village , the crossroads of The Dovecote , French Lane and Church Street , and the junction of Church Street , Lady Lea Road and Smalley Mill Road ( known locally as the triangle ) . Each of these points boasts a fountain , donated to the village in 1864 by Reverend Sitwell . The fountains were named Sophia , Rosamund and Blanche after the Sitwell family 's daughters . The Sitwells of Horlsey , Derbyshire , were related to the Sitwell family of Leamington Hastings , Warwickshire , where they had inherited the lordship of the manor on marrying a Wheler family heiress . The village pub is called the Coach and Horses . Horsley also used to have a second pub called the Ship Inn , but this has been a private house for many years . A recreation ground is situated off French Lane . The rec has a small football pitch and contains the local crown green bowling club .
Little Eaton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire . The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 2,430 . The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the little town by the water . It is situated on the former route of the old A61 ( now B6179 ) , just north of the Derby section of the A38 . At the southern exit to the village from the A38 , there used to be a Little Chef which closed in early 2012 and re-opened as a Starbucks in 2013 . Since 1974 the village has been part of the borough of Erewash .
Allestree is a suburb and ward of the city of Derby , a unitary authority area , in Derbyshire , England . It is the northernmost ward and is situated on the A6 road , about 2 miles ( 3 km ) north of Derby city centre . It is bordered by the district of Amber Valley along its western and northern edges and Erewash in its north-east corner . To the south it borders the ward of Mackworth and to the east the ward of Darley Abbey . Allestree village was previously part of the Earl of Northumbria 's estate before the Norman Conquest and was mentioned in the Domesday Book as part of the Markeaton estate . The Allestree estate was acquired by the Mundy family in 1516 and stayed in the family until it was bought by Derby City Council in the early 20th century . The ward now contains the remaining parts of the village of Markeaton and became a parish in its own right in 1864 and was incorporated into the Borough of Derby in 1968 . The ward is largely residential and has two parks , Allestree Park to the north and Markeaton Park to the south . Markeaton Park is the most used leisure facility in Derby with over 1 million visitors a year . The shopping needs of the area are met with the Park Farm shopping centre which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013 and at its inception was one of the largest of its kind in Europe .
Darley Abbey is a former historic mill village , now a suburb of the city of Derby , England . It is located approximately 1.4 miles ( 2.3 km ) north of the city centre , on the west bank of the River Derwent , and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Chester and the West End . The settlement dates back to the medieval era , when it was the site of an Augustinian monastery . In the 18th century , the Evans family developed their planned industrial mill village in the area ; Darley Abbey is now part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site . The area 's population is counted as part of Darley Ward .
Mackworth is a suburb and electoral ward of the city of Derby , England . Is it located on the north-west of the city near to Markeaton Park and the suburb of Mickleover . It is also known as Mackworth Estate , to distinguish it from the nearby Mackworth village . The Mackworth ward also covers the New Zealand area as well as Mackworth itself .
Kedleston is a village and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire . It lies to the north-west of Derby , and nearby places include Quarndon , Weston Underwood , Mugginton , and Kirk Langley . The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100 . Details are included in the civil parish of Mackworth , Amber Valley .
Mackworth is a village and civil parish in the borough of Amber Valley , in Derbyshire , England . The 2011 Census recorded a population for the parish of 229 . Mackworth is about two miles ( 3.2 km ) from Derby and ten miles ( 16 km ) from Ashbourne . It shares its name with the nearby Mackworth Estate in Derby .
Quarndon /ˈkwɔːrn.dən/ ( listen ) is a linear village in the south of the Amber Valley District of Derbyshire , England . It is spread along four minor upland roads , approximately 1 mile north of the Derby suburb of Allestree , two of which lead towards the city . Many tourists throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries visited Quarndon 's chalybeate springs within and next to its wellhouse . Many of these also sampled the waters of a geologically related spring in the grounds of its western neighbour , Kedleston Park and Hall , Kedleston - a village with a smaller population due to its few roads and single land-dominating estate which was once its manor . The lords of that manor equally held lands here and were significant patrons of the church , the early 19th century free school founded here and funded the construction of the village hall .
Heatherton Village or Heatherton is a modern residential housing development in Derby , England , located at the southern end of the older suburb of Littleover , and approximately 2.8 miles ( 4.5 km ) south west of Derby city centre . It comprises modern housing , several public amenity parks , shops , a school and a nursery . It is an up-market housing area .
Littleover is a village and suburb in the city of Derby , in Derbyshire , England , between Rose Hill , Normanton , Sunny Hill and Mickleover , about three miles ( 4.8 km ) southwest of Derby city centre .
Normanton is an inner city suburb and ward of the city of Derby in Derbyshire , England , situated approximately 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) south of the city centre . Neighbouring suburbs include Littleover , Pear Tree , Rose Hill and Sunny Hill . The original village of Normanton-by-Derby , which now forms the southern part of the suburb , dates back to the medieval period . As the Normanton area became rapidly urbanised in the 19th century , the New Normanton area to the north was developed for housing , linking the old village to Derby , into which it was eventually absorbed . The area is characterised by high density late 19th century terraced housing in New Normanton and mid-20th century housing estates elsewhere , and has the most ethnically diverse population in Derby . The Normanton ward had a population of 17,071 in 2011 .
Pear Tree ( or Peartree ) is an inner city suburb of the city of Derby , in Derbyshire , England , located about 1.2 miles ( 1.9 km ) south of the city centre . It is split between the Arboretum and Normanton electoral wards . Neighbouring areas include Litchurch , Normanton and Osmaston . The area became urbanised in the late 19th century and is characterised by terraced housing originally built for industrial workers .
Sunny Hill ( or Sunnyhill ) is a southern suburb of the city of Derby , England , situated mainly along the Stenson Road ( which goes out to the hamlet of Stenson , on the Trent and Mersey Canal ) . It lies between the Derby City districts of Normanton and Littleover , and , to the south , Sinfin , and the parish of Stenson Fields in South Derbyshire district .
Allenton is a suburb of the city of Derby , England , situated about three miles south of the city centre . It is located between the suburbs of Osmaston , Boulton , Alvaston and Shelton Lock . Allenton is a busy part of the city of Derby , with a variety of modern shops , stores and other facilities , including free parking . The suburb has its own busy market every Friday and Saturday located on Osmaston Road .
Alvaston ( /ˈɒlvəstən/ or /ˈælvəstən/ ) [ i ] is a village and ward of Derby , England . Alvaston is situated on the A6 , three miles south-east of Derby city centre and probably owes its name to Allwald . It is bordered to the north by the wards of Derwent , Chaddesden and Spondon , to the west is the City Centre , to the south are Sinfin and Chellaston and to the east the district of South Derbyshire . The village of Alvaston has existed since at least the eleventh century . Rapid expansion came in the second half of the 19th Century and in 1904 the electric tram replaced the horse-bus service and , with the advent of the motor car , London Road became the A6 . It became part of Derby in the late twentieth century . The smaller , neighbouring village of Boulton has been swallowed up by Alvaston , and Boulton is rarely referred to by name .
Boulton is a suburb and local government ward of the city of Derby , England , and is located about four miles to the south-east of Derby city centre . It is closely associated with the neighbouring suburb of Alvaston under which postal code sector ( DE24 0 ) and postal dependent locality it comes . The land at Boulton is recorded as belonging to Ralph fitzHubert in 1086 . Boulton is represented on Derby City Council by three councillors . It has an Anglican church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin , a Baptist church and a Grade II listed building called Nunsfield House .
Osmaston is a suburb of the city of Derby , England . It is situated about 4 km south of the city centre . It is written in the Domesday Book as Osmundestune . In 1307 the manor of Osmaston was granted to Robert Holland . It was the location of Osmaston Hall the residence of the Wilmot baronets of Osmaston .
Shelton Lock is a small suburb in the south of the city of Derby , England , United Kingdom , located between Chellaston and Allenton . The area gets its name from the lock on the Derby Canal that once ran through the area . The only traces of the canal 's existence are seen in the form of a road bridge , the lock stones , and a cycle path which covers it . The canal was shut in the 1960s but there are plans to re-excavate it . The site of Fullen 's Lock is located just a few hundred yards along the present-day cycle path from Shelton Lock bridge , and a children 's playground close to the site still bears the name . Merrill College is the local secondary school . It was located on Jubilee Road but was demolished - the new Merrill College is in Allenton ( the old Thomas Moore school ) . The area also has an infant and junior school . Chellaston Road is the main road through the area , where a lot of inter-war private housing can be found . The George V Jubilee Estate was built in 1935 to commemorate King George V 's silver jubilee and this lies to the west of Jubilee Road . The Sinfin Avenue estate was built in the 1970s , and includes a number of council and private houses . To the rear of the estate are fields and woodland , which are part of Sinfin Moor - as well as the disused railway which goes towards Chellaston .
Sinfin is a suburb and ward of the city of Derby , in Derbyshire , England . It is situated approximately 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) south-southwest of the city centre on Derby 's southern outskirts . The ward , which includes Osmaston as well as Sinfin itself , had a population of 15,128 in 2011 . Historically , Sinfin and Osmaston were separate villages before being swallowed up by the expansion of Derby . Osmaston is characterised by inter-war housing developments while much of the housing in Sinfin is postwar . Between the two suburbs lies a more industrialised area dominated by the Rolls-Royce works .
Wilmorton is a suburb of the city of Derby , England . It is situated between Alvaston and Osmaston , to the south of the city centre on the A6 from Deadmans Lane to the Canal Bridge ; the former is aligned to the old town boundary and named from the medieval track that lead to the plague pit dug 1348 during the Great Plague or Black Death . Victims of the Black Death were buried there ( the burial site is now under Pride Park ) . It was given the name Wilmorton by the post office in 1887 . The area was named after Reverend Sir George Wilmot-Horton , 5th Baronet of Osmaston and was formed out of the Osmaston Hall estate which was broken up in the 1880s . Most of the original houses were built by the Midland Railway Company . A school was opened in 1893 and in 1904 a church in red brick dedicated to Saint Osmund was constructed . In 1796 , the Derby Canal was built through Wilmorton which helped to bring a lot of trade to this area . The canal was closed in 1964 and converted to a cycle track , but work is being undertaken to restore it . A local public house next to the canal , named The Navigation , was originally built in 1796 when the canal opened , and re-built in 1895 to a design by the Derby architect James Wright . The other public house in Wilmorton is the Portland Hotel ; this is on the corner of the London Road and Dickinson Street - and adjacent to Deadman 's Lane . Behind the housing the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company constructed a railway college in 1937 in a neo-classical style .
Stenson Fields is a semi-rural suburban housing development and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England . The parish is contiguous with Sinfin , a southern area of Derby , but is outside the city boundary . Stenson Fields is located approximately 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) south-southwest of Derby city centre . The housing in the area largely dates from the 1970s onwards . The parish was created in 1983 from parts of the neighbouring Barrow upon Trent and Twyford and Stenson parishes . Together with Twyford and Stenson , Stenson Fields is part of South Derbyshire district 's Stenson electoral ward . Stenson Fields was formally in the ticknall ward , which stretched from the Derby City boundary to the Leicestershire County line . There is one school in the parish , Stenson Fields Primary Community School , although a further two schools are planned , one primary and one secondary . There is presently one place of worship , Stenson Fields Christian Fellowship , which is an independent evangelical church . There is a parade of shops and the Stenson Fields public house on Pilgrims Way , opposite the church . Several other amenities , including an Asda supermarket , are located just outside the parish boundary at the Sinfin District Centre .
Ashford-in-the-Water is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District , England , and on the River Wye . It is known for the quarrying of Ashford Black Marble ( a form of limestone ) , and for the maidens ' garlands made to mark the deaths of virgins in the village until 1801 . Some of these are preserved in the parish church . The civil parish population ( including Sheldon ) taken at the 2011 Census was 559 .
Bakewell is a small market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire , England , known for a local confection , Bakewell pudding . It lies on the River Wye , about 13 miles ( 21 km ) south-west of Sheffield . In the 2011 census the civil parish of Bakewell had a population of 3,949 . The town is close to the tourist attractions of Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall .
Baslow is a village in Derbyshire , England , in the Peak District , situated between Sheffield and Bakewell , just over 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) north of Chatsworth House . It is sited by the River Derwent , which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge , alongside which is a contemporary toll house . Baslow village is composed of several distinct areas : Bubnell , Bridge End , Over End and Nether End . The village 's civil parish is called Baslow and Bubnell , which in the 2011 census had a population of 1,178 .
Chatsworth is a civil parish in Derbyshire , England , within the area of the Derbyshire Dales and the Peak District National Park . The population is largely in and around Chatsworth House and is considered to be too low to justify a parish council . Instead , there is a parish meeting , at which all electors may attend . Most of Chatsworth belongs to the Duke of Devonshire 's Chatsworth estate , the villages of which include Beeley , Pilsley and Edensor .
Edensor ( pronounced /ˈɛnzər/ ( listen ) ) is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 145 . It is the closest village to Chatsworth House . Much of it belongs to the Dukes of Devonshire , most of whom are buried in the churchyard of St Peter 's Church .
Hassop is a village in the local government district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire , England . It is in the civil parish of Great Longstone It developed around a number of lead mines , with such names as The Brightside , Backdale , Harry Bruce , Waterhole and Whitecoe , which lasted until the mid-nineteenth century . The local landowners were the Eyre family of Padley , who built Hassop Hall . In 1643 they defended the house against the Parliamentarians . Manholes in the floor of the cellar are reputed to allow entrance to a former lead-mine under the Hall . Hassop Hall was extensively rebuilt in Classical style between 1827 and 1833 . It is now a private hotel . The Church of All Saints was built in 1816-18 for the Eyre family . Hassop railway station was about two miles south of the village , built by the Manchester , Buxton , Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway in 1863 . It closed in 1964 and the station building has since been converted to a bookshop and cafe . The trackbed through the station is part of the 8.5 mile Monsal Trail , a walk and cycleway .
Monyash ( /muhn-ee-ash/ munyash ) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District in Derbyshire , England , about 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) west of the market town Bakewell . It is centered on a village green about 265 metres ( 869 ft ) above sea level at the head of Lathkill Dale in the limestone area known as the White Peak . In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 314 . Tourism and farming ( milk , beef and lamb ) are the predominant activities of the village . In its history the area has been an important meeting place ( about 2000 BC ) , a watering point for drovers animals at the intersection of several trade routes , and , for over 700 years , a busy industrial centre supporting the local lead mining industry .
Youlgreave or Youlgrave listen ( help·info ) is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District , lying on the River Bradford , 2 1⁄2 miles ( 4.0 km ) south of Bakewell . Both spellings are used on different local signposts and on different maps . The name possibly derives from yellow grove coming from the ore mined locally being yellow in colour , though historically the village was called Giolgrave . The village is locally known as Pommy . The population of the parish in 1991 was 1256 ; it is one of the largest villages wholly within the Peak District National Park . As well as three public houses ( the George Hotel , The Farmyard Inn and The Bulls Head Hotel ) , the village has a filling station ( Youlgreave Garage ) , a doctors ' surgery and three shops ( one with a post office annex ) .
Swanwick ( /ˈswɒnɪk/ ) is a village in Derbyshire , England , also a Parish within the Amber Valley district , with a population of 5,316 at the 2001 census , falling to 5,084 at the 2011 Census . It has a number of shops , pubs and other businesses , a Church of St Andrews , as well as Methodist and Baptist churches . In the northern part of the Parish an industrial estate on the former Swanwick Colliery site incorporates the Thornton 's Confectionery factory along with other businesses . There is also a Christian conference centre , the largest in the UK . [ citation needed ] Now largely urbanized , the Parish still has some remaining agricultural land to the north and west .
Alfreton ( /ˈælfrɪtən/ AL-frə-tən ) is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire , England . The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District . The population of the Alfreton parish was 7,971 at the 2011 Census . The villages of Ironville , Riddings , Somercotes , and Swanwick were historically part of the Manor and Urban District , and the population including these was 24,476 in 2001 .
South Normanton is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire , England . The population at the 2011 Census ( including Upper Birchwood ) was 9,445 . An ex-mining village , it is located two miles east of Alfreton and is approximately 510 feet above sea level at one of its highest points , near St. Michael and All Angels Parish Church near the middle of town . The historic industries of the village were agriculture , stocking , spinning and mining . Normanton means 'the farm of the north men ' or 'Northwegans ' . It was a purely agricultural settlement but added tanning as a secondary industry during medieval times , using the bark of the oak and birch , both plentiful in the area . In the 18th and 19th centuries , the main industries were framework knitting and mining . The knitters , or shiners as they were known from the state of their trouser seats after a 14-hour day sitting at their machines , tended to live in certain areas , around the Dog Pool , along Water Lane and particularly up the narrow alleys around the Old Market place . South Normanton Colliery closed in 1952 , B Winning in 1964 and A Winning in 1969 . Carnfield Hall was for several centuries the seat of the Revel family . The hall contains a varied collection of antique furniture , porcelain and glass , family portraits and much more . It is now a family home shown to the public by the present owners .
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 .
Leabrooks is a small urban locality in Derbyshire that merges with the village of Somercotes and the locality of Greenhill Lane . It is named after a stream , the Lee Brook , which formerly ran through it after rising on an area known as The Lees ( off Sleetmoor Lane , originally known as Lee Moor Lane ) . It has a number of shops and businesses , a pub , a park and a cemetery . Sofa Brands International , best known for the Parker Knoll range , is a principal employer in the area having acquired the Leabrooks Upholstery company .
Somercotes is a village and civil parish in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire , close to the border with Nottinghamshire . It is a former mining village and was once surrounded by more than five pits . It is now one of the fastest developing villages in the Amber Valley area , [ citation needed ] with several industrial estates , a retail park , and new housing developments . The village has numerous shops , pubs , food outlets and other businesses . It has industrial areas at Cotes Park and Birchwood . Whilst increasingly urbanised , there is still some agricultural land in the northern and western parts of the parish , and a small nature reserve at Pennytown Ponds . It has infant , junior and secondary schools , along with the Church of St. Thomas and a Methodist church . The population as of the 2011 census was 6,255 , up almost 9% from 5,745 in 2001 ( figures for the 'ward ' , which may include Leabrooks ) . The band Muckram Wakes takes its name from a place near Somercotes which was the home of one of the band members .
Tibshelf is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England . It is in the Bolsover district of the county . Its population at the 2001 UK census was 3,548 , increasing to 3,787 at the 2011 Census . Tibshelf shares its boundaries with the villages of Morton , Pilsley , Newton , Teversal and Hardstoft . The village was the site of the UK 's first inland oil well . In the 19th century , coal was discovered , coal mining overtook agriculture as the primary industry in the area , and a local railway system was developed . Two deep mines were sunk , but were under threat of closure for a number of years after a partial cave-in .
Newton is a village in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire , England , about a mile south of Tibshelf . Population details are included in the civil parish of Blackwell .
Blackwell is a village in Derbyshire , England . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 4,389 . It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within the District of Bolsover - the other villages being Hilcote , Newton and Westhouses . The Parish Council meets monthly . A brief history of the Parish of Blackwell was published in 1994 ( the centenary year of the formation of Blackwell Parish Council ) . It is 3½ miles north-east of Alfreton . William Foulke the Sheffield United , Chelsea , Bradford City and England goalkeeper lived in Blackwell before moving to Sheffield to sign for Sheffield United . Another native of Blackwell was Percy Toplis - The Monocled Mutineer - who went on to become a mutineer and conman during and after World War I. Toplis , while wanted for murdering a taxi driver , was eventually shot and killed by police officers on the Scottish Borders . A television series based on the life of the Monocled Mutineer was written by Alan Bleasdale in 1986 and broadcast on the BBC . In 1910 the highest ever ninth-wicket partnership in first-class cricket was scored by John Chapman and Arnold Warren batting for Derbyshire against Warwickshire . Still unsurpassed over a hundred years later , the record stand of 283 was made in three hours . At that time Blackwell Miners Welfare possessed a first-class playing surface and was one of the grounds sometimes used by Derbyshire CCC for County Championship fixtures .
Hilcote is a small village in the south of the Bolsover district in Derbyshire , England , located close to the A38 junction with the M1 ( Junction 28 ) . The village is surrounded by the villages of South Normanton , Blackwell , Old Blackwell and Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire . The nearest towns are Alfreton to the west and Sutton-in-Ashfield ( where the population is included ) to the east . The village is a former mining village and was previously called ' B ' Winning . ' B ' Winning pit was named after the seam of coal being mined from Blackwell Colliery . The village exists because of the pit , which was first sunk in the last part of the 19th century and was worked until 1964 . When ' B ' Winning pit closed the land was reclaimed and classed as Grade 4 agricultural land . There are about 200 houses in the village with approximately 350 residents and there is one shop , which serves as a Post Office , general store , off-licence and video library.The Post Office closed in 2019 . Many of the houses in the village were built for the mineworkers by Blackwell Colliery Company and are considered to be unique examples of this type of architecture and size of house for miners . Other houses in the village date back to the 17th and 18th centuries . When the pit was working there were a number of shops , which have since disappeared . The village has three pubs , The Hilcote Country Club , Hilcote Miners Welfare and Hilcote Arms .
Wessington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 576 . It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county . It is near to the towns of Matlock , Alfreton and the village of Brackenfield . Situated 740 ft above sea level . The civil parish of Wessington is , along with Shirland and Higham , the most southerly parish in the district . It stands on the west side of the Amber Valley on the Alfreton to Matlock Road . The settlement is centered on a large village green , a fish and chip shop and an old pub , The Horse and Jockey .
Higham is a small village in Derbyshire , England . It is located on the B6013 and A61 roads . Nearby settlements include Shirland , Stretton , Alfreton and Clay Cross . It is in the civil parish of Shirland and Higham . Higham is a name of Saxon origin . The village is home to the Crown Inn and the Greyhound public houses . The village does not have a church of its own , sharing St Leonards church with neighbouring Shirland .
Stonebroom is a village in the district of North East Derbyshire in England . It is in the civil parish of Shirland and Higham . Stonebroom lies to the east of the A61 between Alfreton and Clay Cross . It has a Primary and Nursery school and two churches , one Church of England and one Methodist . Five households are listed for Stonebroom in the 1841 Census ( Shirland Parish ) with a sixth listed separately under Pasture House which is part of the village . A directory from 1846 does not mention Stonebroom but one from 1857 acknowledges it and only gives the names of four farmer resident there . A directory from 1895 describes it as ' a considerable village - it is a typical colliery village , and has sprung into existence in recent years ' . In the mid 19th century , houses were built for colliery workers and were called 'the blocks ' . These were blocks of eight terraced houses with 160 dwellings . They were condemned before 1939 but still there in 1947 and described by the Derbyshire Times as The Black Hole of Derbyshire . In 1950 they were demolished but the area of wasteland was known as The Blocks by the locals . From the 1970s new housing and industrial estates were built on the land .
Morton is a civil parish and village , three miles north of Alfreton in North East Derbyshire , Derbyshire , England . The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,195 .
Shirland is a former pit village in Derbyshire , England . Together with the neighbouring villages of Higham , Stretton and Stonebroom , it forms part of the civil parish of Shirland and Higham , which had a population of 4,802 at the 2011 Census . The River Amber flows through the parish .
South Wingfield is a village and civil parish in the Scarsdale Hundred of Derbyshire , England , and is now part of the Borough of Amber Valley . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 1,514 .
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire , England . It is named after the town of Bolsover , which is near the geographic centre of the district , but the council is based in Clowne . At the 2011 Census , the district had a population of 75,866 . The district council is a non-constituent partner member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority .
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire , England , situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent , and where the A610 road from Ripley and Nottingham joins the A6 that runs along the Derwent valley between Derby to the south and Matlock to the north . Sawmills and Ridgeway are neighbouring hamlets , and Alderwasley , Heage , Nether Heage and Crich are other significant neighbouring settlements . The village forms part of the Heage and Ambergate ward of Ripley Town Council with a population of 5,013 at the 2011 Census . Ambergate is within the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage site , and has historical connections with George Stephenson ; Ambergate is notable for its railway heritage and telephone exchange . Ambergate has an active community life , particularly centred on the school , pubs , churches , sports clubs ; and annual village carnival which is relatively large and consistent locally , with popular associated events in carnival week and throughout the year . The carnival is organised by a voluntary committee . Shining Cliff woods , Thacker 's woods and Crich Chase border the village . It is about 6 miles ( 9.7 km ) south of Matlock at the junction of the A6 trunk road and the A610 to Ripley . A mile east of Ambergate is Heage with its recently restored 18th-century windmill . Until the early nineteenth century it was known as Toadmoor , from the Derbyshire dialect t'owd moor ( the old moor ) with no more than a few artisans ' cottages . The southerly half of the present village is still shown as such on the Ordnance Survey 's maps . The name Amber Gate was originally applied to the tollgate for the Nottingham turnpike , but adopted by the North Midland Railway for Ambergate railway station which is located on the Derby-Matlock Derwent Valley Line .
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire , England , located about 7 miles ( 11 km ) north of Derby on the River Derwent . As well as Belper itself , the parish also includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate , Blackbrook and Makeney . As of the 2011 Census , the parish had a population of 21,823 . Originally a centre for the nail-making industry since Medieval times , Belper expanded during the early Industrial Revolution to become one of the first mill towns with the establishment of several textile mills ; as such , it forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site .
Duffield is a south Derbyshire village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire , 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) north of Derby . It is centred on the western bank of the River Derwent at the mouth of the River Ecclesbourne . It is within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Area and its elevated surroundings are the southern foothills of the Pennines .
Heage is a village in Derbyshire , England , situated midway between Belper and Ripley in the Amber Valley district . The village is in the Heage and Ambergate ward , which in the 2011 census had a population of 5,013 . Heage is known for its six-sailed windmill ; work on building it started in 1791 and it was first recorded as working in 1797 . Each of the six sails weighs nearly one ton , and the tower is built from local sandstone . The name Heage is derived from the Old English hēah and ecg , and means 'high edge ' or 'high ridge ' . In 1817 , the Lysons recorded that Heage , alias High-edge , lies about five miles from Duffield , upon the road from Chesterfield to Derby . The manor , which had been parcel of the Earldom and Duchy of Lancaster , was granted , with Duffield , to Ditchfield and others . In 1629 it was conveyed to the Stanhope family . Sir William Stanhope bequeathed it , in 1703 , to Godfrey Wentworth , Esq . his nephew , whose son of the same name sold it , in 1767 , to Francis Hurt , Esq. , grandfather of Francis Hurt , Esq. , of Alderwasley , who is the present proprietor . Also located in Heage , at Morley Park , are the remains of two coke-fired blast furnaces for the smelting of iron , built for Francis Hurt of Alderwasley . The first , built in 1780 was the earliest in Derbyshire .
Holbrook is a village in Derbyshire at the southern end of the Pennines around five miles north of Derby , England . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 1,538 .
Kilburn is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire , known as Kilbourne until around 100 years ago . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,618 . Forming part of the borough of Amber Valley , Kilburn has few amenities for the people who live there including a local police station , community officer and several parks for young children . There are two takeaway restaurants , Kilburn Fish Bar which serves traditional British fish and chip cuisine , and a Chinese restaurant , Jade Garden . There is a shop in the village , Metro Stores which stocks foodstuffs , newspapers , magazines and sundries . There is a post office on Highfield Rd , but this sells little beyond stationery or items associated with the postal service . There is also a salon on Highfield Road , Vanity , that offers a range of beauty treatments . It was once served by Kilburn railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch . There is also a new salon called Amber hair recently opened where the newsagents was next to the Travellers Rest .
Milford is a village in Derbyshire , England , on the River Derwent , between Duffield and Belper on the A6 trunk road . Until the end of the 18th century it was no more than a few houses near the point , about a quarter of a mile further south , where a Roman road from the Wirksworth lead mines forded the river . The road still exists as it passes across the Chevin hill and descends into the village by what is now Sunny Hill . It is thought to have then proceeded along the east bank of the river to the Roman garrison of Derventio , in what is now Derby where it connected with Rykneld Street . However , next to it was Makeney where , in 1554 , Burchard Kranich built the first Smeltmill for extracting lead from its ore. Then , in 1581 Sir John Zouch of Codnor Castle set up a wire drawing works This followed the opening of a works in Hathersage in 1566 where Christopher Schutz , a German immigrant , had invented a process for drawing wire . Hathersage became a centre for wire drawing and , later , needle making Of Makeney , it was written in 1817 , Makeney , a hamlet of [ the parish of Duffield ] , ( Machenie ) , is described in the Domesday Survey as one of the manors of Henry de Ferrars . It is now considered as parcel of the manor of Duffield . About 700 hands are employed by Messrs. Strutt in the spinning and bleaching of cotton , at Millford , a populous manufacturing village in this parish.There is a Unitarian chapel at Millford , supported by Mr. Strutt ; who supports also a Lancasterian school , in which the numbers are about 300 : a room to accommodate about 400 is now building at Millford . The girls in this school , and that at Belper , are taught to sew , cut out , & c. as well as to read and write . A chapel has lately been erected here for the Wesleyan Methodists . The Royal Mint had acquired the rights to Schutz ' process in 1568 and set out to restrict its use to the Company of Mineral and Battery Works . However , the works continued supplying the Belper nail makers among others and by the time Jedediah Strutt bought it , it consisted of two forges and a slitting and rolling mill , occupying both sides the river .
Burnaston is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England , just southwest of the city of Derby . The population of the civil parish at the census of 2011 was 1,531 . The village has swift and direct road links with nearby cities Derby and Nottingham , as well as the city of Birmingham that is some forty miles south along the A38 dual carriageway . It is also within twenty miles of East Midlands Airport . It was the location of Burnaston College Junior School for Boys , established 1912 .
Egginton is a village and civil parish in the local government district of South Derbyshire , England . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 574 .
Etwall ( SK 268 316 ) is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England , southwest of Derby on the A50 . The population at the 2011 Census was 2,906 .
Findern is a village and civil parish in the District of South Derbyshire , approximately 5-6 miles south of Derby ( Grid reference : SK309307 ) . The population of the civil parish was 1,669 at the 2011 Census . The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book , when it was held by Burton Abbey as an outlier of Mickleover . A priory once stood near the church , where the monks were supplied with fresh food from the fishponds on Common Piece Lane . After the dissolution of the abbey the Fynderne family , as the principal land-owners , took ownership of the village and the remaining Chapel of Ease . The Fyndernes lived in a fortified manor house on Castle Hill , though none of the house remains .
Hatton is a village and civil parish in South Derbyshire , England . It is located 6 km north of Burton upon Trent , 20 km west of Derby and 40 km east of Stoke-on-Trent . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,785 .
Hilton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England . The population at the 2011 Census ( including Marston on Dove ) was 7,714 .
Milton is a hamlet 6 miles south-west of Derby and 1.5 miles east of Repton . Its population is around 200 . It is thought to have been established by the Saxons between 500 and 550 AD . It is featured in the Domesday book as Berewite of Middletune ( Hamlet of Middle Farmstead ) . The Swan Inn is now the only pub after the Coach House reverted to a private dwelling in 2000 . Nearby are Ingleby , Bretby , Foremark Reservoir and Foremarke Hall ( note difference in spelling ) home to Repton Preparatory School .
Repton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England , located on the edge of the River Trent floodplain , about 4.5 miles ( 7 km ) north of Swadlincote . The population taken at the 2001 Census was 2,707 , increasing to 2,867 at the 2011 Census . Repton is close to the county boundary with neighbouring Staffordshire and about 4.5 miles ( 7 km ) northeast of Burton upon Trent . The village is noted for St Wystan 's Church , Repton School and the Anglo-Saxon Repton Abbey and medieval Repton Priory .
Willington is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire , England . The 2001 Census recorded a parish population of 2,604 , increasing to 2,864 at the 2011 Census .
Elvaston is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England . The parish also includes two hamlets , Ambaston and Thulston , and a modern housing estate , Boulton Moor . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,801 . Located to the south-east of Derby , Elvaston itself is dominated by Elvaston Castle , a country house which is currently in the ownership of Derbyshire County Council , who plan to lease the site to a private company . The move has proved controversial , attracting a petition of 60,000 signatures against the proposals collected by the Elvaston Castle Estate Trust , who want to keep the site in public ownership . At the present time the Castle is rarely open to the public and has been somewhat neglected , while the grounds are open throughout the summer .
Aston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district , in the county of Derbyshire , England . The parish had a population of 1,682 at the 2011 Census . It is adjacent to Weston-on-Trent and near Chellaston , very close to the border with Leicestershire . On the north bank of the River Trent , about a mile from the river on rising ground , it is out of its flood plain . The Trent and Mersey Canal runs between the village and the river . All Saints Church is Celtic . There are two public houses , the White Hart and The Malt .
Borrowash pronounced ( listen ) ( help·info ) is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire , England , situated immediately east of the Derby city boundary . The appropriate civil parish is called Ockbrook and Borrowash .
Breaston ( /ˈbriːstən/ ( listen ) BREE-stən ) is a large village and civil parish in the Erewash district , in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England near Long Eaton and close to the M1 . The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 4,455 .
Draycott is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire , England . It lies around 6 miles east of Derby and 3 miles south-west of Long Eaton . Draycott is part of the civil parish of Draycott and Church Wilne . The population of this civil parish was 3,090 as taken at the 2011 Census . The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the parish . The route of the Derby Canal can still be traced across the parish . Trains on the Midland Main Line pass through the village but Draycott railway station is now closed .
Draycott is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire , England . It lies around 6 miles east of Derby and 3 miles south-west of Long Eaton . Draycott is part of the civil parish of Draycott and Church Wilne . The population of this civil parish was 3,090 as taken at the 2011 Census . The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the parish . The route of the Derby Canal can still be traced across the parish . Trains on the Midland Main Line pass through the village but Draycott railway station is now closed .
Elvaston is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire , England . The parish also includes two hamlets , Ambaston and Thulston , and a modern housing estate , Boulton Moor . The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,801 . Located to the south-east of Derby , Elvaston itself is dominated by Elvaston Castle , a country house which is currently in the ownership of Derbyshire County Council , who plan to lease the site to a private company . The move has proved controversial , attracting a petition of 60,000 signatures against the proposals collected by the Elvaston Castle Estate Trust , who want to keep the site in public ownership . At the present time the Castle is rarely open to the public and has been somewhat neglected , while the grounds are open throughout the summer .
Ockbrook is an ancient village in Derbyshire , England . It is almost contiguous with the village of Borrowash , the two only separated by the A52 . The appropriate civil parish is Ockbrook and Borrowash . The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 7,335 . Ockbrook lies about 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) east of Derby .
Risley is a small village and parish in Erewash in the English county of Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711 . It is just over four miles south of Ilkeston . Sandiacre is adjacent to the east . It is almost midway between Derby and Nottingham and is near junction 25 of the M1 motorway and the A52 . In 1870 it had a population of 203 when there was a grammar school that served seven neighbouring parishes .
Shardlow is a village in Derbyshire , England about 6 miles ( 9.7 km ) southeast of Derby and 11 miles ( 18 km ) southwest of Nottingham . Part of the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne , and the district of South Derbyshire , it is also very close to the border with Leicestershire , defined by route of the River Trent which passes close to the south . Just across the Trent is the Castle Donington parish of North West Leicestershire . An important late 18th-century river port for the trans-shipment of goods to and from the River Trent to the Trent and Mersey Canal , during its heyday from the 1770s to the 1840s it became referred to as Rural Rotterdam and Little Liverpool . Today Shardlow is considered Britain 's most complete surviving example of a canal village , with over 50 Grade II listed buildings and a large number of surviving public houses within the designated Shardlow Wharf Conservation Area .
Weston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,239 . It is to the north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal . Nearby places include Aston-on-Trent , Barrow upon Trent , Castle Donington and Swarkestone . The name is of Anglo-Saxon descent ( 'ton ' an Anglo-Saxon suffix meaning town ) . Being in the west , the name literally means 'West Town ' - with Aston-on-Trent ( East-Town ) being east of it . The 'On-Trent ' suffix of both Weston and nearby villages means simply that they are near the river Trent . At the 2004 census there were about 800 people in the village aged sixteen to seventy-four years .