page_title: Breaston
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Breaston / History
caption_attribution_description: English: St Michaels Church Breaston
context_page_description: Breaston 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.
context_section_description: Breaston was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth four shillings.
  Originally an agricultural village, Breaston has continued to grow for centuries until it has reached its current size, separated from neighbouring Long Eaton only by the M1 motorway.
  Breaston today is mainly residential. There is a church (St Michael), a primary school, a Methodist chapel, three pubs (three of them still named as they were in 1846 - The Bulls Head, Chequers Inn and The Navigation Inn); a medical centre and a comprehensive range of shops, including a Co-op, located in the centre of the village around the church and the village green. The green (known as Duffield Close) is said to be one of the largest in the country  and an annual May Day Fete is held there.
caption: St Michael's Church
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