Shirland is a parish and former mining village in Derbyshire, England. It is continuous with the villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom. Shirland has existed since at least 1086. Local politics is largely Labour. The River Amber flows through the parish.
Population: 3,447
Latitude: 53° 07' 17.58" N
Longitude: -1° 24' 16.70" W
Amber Sound FM is a Community Radio station based in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire. It was awarded a five year community license by OFCOM in 2008 after several Restricted Service License broadcasts. Amber Sound said it would "encourage local people, …
Alport Height is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over 1,000 ft (300 m) within easy reach of the Derby area. It is possible to see Derby city centre f…
Aldercar Community Language College is a comprehensive, mixed secondary school for ages 11–19, on Daltons Close in Aldercar, Derbyshire.
The A610 is an A-road in England, which runs from Nottingham to Ambergate, where it joins the A6.
Annunciation Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Westfield School, is a non-denominational secondary school in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Watnall railway station was a station serving the village of Watnall in Nottinghamshire, England.
The Derbyshire Blues were a militia raised in Derby by the Duke of Devonshire in response to the invasion by Charles Edward Stuart ('Bonnie Prince Charlie') in 1745. As Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, the Duke had responsibility for raising a militia…
Teversal F.C. are a football club based in Teversal, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
Swanwick Junction railway station (pronounced "Swannick") is a heritage railway station situated on the former Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line which closed in 1968, but has been partially reopened by the Midland Railway - Butterley.
Snitterton Hall is a late medieval manor house at South Darley, near Matlock, Derbyshire, England, and within the Peak District National Park.
Shirland is a parish and former mining village in Derbyshire, England. It is continuous with the villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom. Shirland has existed since at least 1086. Local politics is largely Labour. The River Amber flows through t…
Shire Brook is a small stream in the south eastern part of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It rises in the suburb of Gleadless Townend and flows in a general easterly direction for 6.5 km to its confluence with the River Rother be…
Sherwood Observatory is an amateur astronomical observatory in Nottinghamshire, England, owned and operated by Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society. The main dome is 6.5m in diameter and houses a 0.61 m Newtonian Reflecting telescope. There is …
New Houghton is a small, rural, former coal-mining village in Derbyshire, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) from both Bolsover and Mansfield.
The Moss is a brook in North East Derbyshire, England.
Milford Tunnel in Derbyshire is a twin track railway tunnel on the Midland Main Line which runs under a hill called the Chevin between Duffield and Belper.
The Mansfield and Pinxton Railway was an early 4 ft 4 in (1,321 mm) horse-drawn railway in the United Kingdom, completed in 1819 to transport coal to Mansfield from the head of the Pinxton branch of the Cromford Canal from collieries along the Erewa…