page_title: Allestree
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Allestree / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Blue Plaque on the Childhood Home of Alan Bates, Derwent Ave, Allestree, Derby, UK
context_page_description: 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 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.
context_section_description: Alan Bates, actor, was born here in 1934 and lived on Derwent Avenue.
  
   
  Brian Clough, Football Manager and Player, lived in Ferrers Way, Allestree during the glory days of Derby County (1967–1973)
  Nigel Clough, Burton Albion FC Manager, and former manager of Derby County and Sheffield United as well as former Nottingham Forest and Liverpool footballer, attended both Lawn Primary and Woodlands Community Schools. He played for Allestree Juniors, the local Sunday League team.
  Septimus Atterbury, footballer, was born in Allestree.
  Felix Dodds, sustainable development activist and author, was born here in 1956 and went to Lawn Primary School
caption: Blue Plaque on Alan Bates' Allestree home.
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