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
The village of Heage in Derbyshire is situated midway between Belper and Ripley and is today famous for its recently restored six-sailed windmill. Work on building the mill started in 1791 and it was first recorded as working in 1797. The tower is b…
The Hayes Conference Centre is a group of buildings in Swanwick, UK which are used for conferences and other functions. The building which now houses the centre's reception was built in the 1850s as a private residence and named Swanwick Hayes. Sinc…
Gardom's Edge is located near Baslow in Derbyshire, England.
Dronfield railway station serves the town of Dronfield in Derbyshire, England, south of Sheffield, on the Midland Main Line between Chesterfield and Sheffield.
Cromford railway station is a railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) Train operating company (TOC). It is located in the village of Cromford in Derbyshire, England.
Brimington is a civil parish within the borough of Chesterfield in north-east Derbyshire, England. The town of Staveley is to the east, and Hollingwood is nearby. The parish includes Brimington Common along the Calow Road, and New Brimington, a late…
Whatstandwell railway station is a railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) Train operating company (TOC). It serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England.
Sutton Town A.F.C. is a football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
Sutton Parkway railway station serves the town of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England.
St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Derby, England. A Grade II* listed building, it stands on Bridge Gate overlooking St Alkmund's Way. The church was designed by architect A. W. N.
Silverhill is an artificial hill near Teversal in Nottinghamshire, and is one of the highest points in the county at 204.3 metres (670 ft). Originally it was a mine spoil heap on the site of the former Silverhill colliery which closed in the 1990s. …
Shining Cliff Woods are on the west bank of the River Derwent near to Ambergate Derbyshire.
Risley Hall is a country house, now a hotel and spa set in 17 acres (69,000 m2) of private landscaped grounds in the Derbyshire countryside, near the village of Risley, and close to Junction 25 of the M1. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several functio…
Ramsline Halt, previously Baseball Ground Halt, was a single-platform railway station that opened in 1990 to serve the Baseball Ground, the former home of Derby County football club in England. It is situated in Pear Tree, Derby. The station cost £2…
RAF Watnall was the Operational Headquarters of No.
Queen's Park is a county cricket ground located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England and lies within a park in the centre of the town established for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in 1887. It is among the most attractive cricket grounds in the wor…
Pleasley Colliery is a former English coal mine.
Nuthall is a village located in Nottinghamshire, England, neighbouring Kimberley, Watnall, Cinderhill and Basford.