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Alfreton
Alfreton (Derbyshire)
Alfreton

Alfreton shown within Derbyshire
Population 22,302
OS grid reference SK414558
District Amber Valley
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALFRETON
Postcode district DE55
Dialling code 01773
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Amber Valley
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°05′49″N 1°22′48″W / 53.097, -1.38

Alfreton is a town in the Amber Valley, Derbyshire, although some parts of the town are in the Bolsover district and North East Derbyshire district. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Amber Valley is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Derby postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Burton The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Derbyshire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the Statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of Derbyshire, England History The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Amber Valley is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in Derbyshire, England A Abney Acresford Aldercar A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Amber Valley is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. See also the North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency. It is at the junction of the A38 and A61. The A38 is a major Trunk road in England. Though formally known as the Exeter - Leeds Trunk Road it actually runs from Bodmin in Cornwall The A61 is a major Trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. It has a population of 22,000. which includes the villages south of the A38. The Alfreton urban area (including South Normanton) totals 41,000. South Normanton is a medium-sized ex-mining village two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire and approximately 100 meters higher above sea level (500m than Alfreton

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Local economy

High Street in 2007
High Street in 2007

The main industry of Alfreton was coal mining; since the mines closed in the 1960s, it is light industry and warehousing. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 A large Thorntons chocolate factory is based to the south of Alfreton, between Derby Road (B6179) and Nottingham Road (B600) on the site of the Swanwick colliery. Thorntons is a British Chocolate company established by Joseph William Thornton in 1911 Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Swanwick is a village in Derbyshire, England, an urban district of Alfreton, part of the Amber Valley district with a Population A lot of the local area is involved with manufacturing and warehousing, due to its proximity to junction 28 of the M1. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where At the A38 junction with the A61, there is a BP service station with a Little Chef and Travelodge. BP plc, previously known as British Petroleum, is the third largest global Energy company, a multinational oil company (" Oil major Little Chef is a chain of 180 roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital typically Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world Current operations include United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and The A38 previously terminated at Derby, being extended north to Alfreton, along the course of the former A61 in the early 1970s. The section to the M1 used to be the A615. The nearby Hayes Conference Centre provides some jobs for local residents. The Hayes Conference Centre is a group of buildings in Swanwick, UK which are used for conferences and other functions

Transport

Alfreton's railway station was closed as part of the Beeching era of rail cuts. Alfreton railway station serves the town of Alfreton in Derbyshire, England. Richard Beeching Baron Beeching ( 21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985) commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British On 7th of May 1973 a station was opened on the same site called Alfreton and Mansfield Parkway. When Mansfield regained its own station as part of the Robin Hood Line re-openings, the name was changed to Alfreton. Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the County, lying on the River Maun, from which the name of the town History The current Robin Hood Line never previously existed as it does now it being formed from two formerly separate railways Services run to London St Pancras in the morning and evening peaks with an hourly service also running to Liverpool and Norwich. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is a mainline and underground Railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England Norwich railway station is a Railway station serving the city of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk.

Geography

Alfreton is located at 53°06′00″N, 01°23′00″W (53. 1000, -1. 3833)1. A gazetteer is a geographical Dictionary or directory, an important reference for information about places and place names (see Toponomy) used in conjunction

Politics

Alfreton is part of the Amber Valley constituency, the MP is Judy Mallaber (Labour). Amber Valley is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Clare Judith Mallaber known as Judy Mallaber (born 10 July 1951, Colindale, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom The local council for Alfreton is Amber Valley Borough Council. Amber Valley is a local government district and Borough in Derbyshire, England.

Notable Residents

Education

The local secondary school is Mortimer Wilson School (ages 11-18) on Grange Street.

Sport

The local football club is Alfreton Town, who are currently in the Conference North League. Alfreton Town FC is an English Association football Club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place

Alfreton Cricket Club currently play in the Derbyshire premier league and run 4 senior teams on Saturdays. They play on the picturesque Alfreton Park. http://alfreton.play-cricket.com

Alfreton has an active cycling club, organising a full programme of Audax events. They meet at Roger's Lane car park on Sundays at 9am and Wednesday Evenings at 6. 30pm.

Professional wrestling shows were often shown in Alfreton, with the likes of British legends as Big Daddy, Jackie Pallo and Blackjack Mulligan performing. Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Shirley Crabtree Jr, better known as Big Daddy ( 14 November 1929 — 2 December 1997) was an English Professional Jackie "Mr TV" Pallo ( 12 June 1926 &ndash 11 February 2006) (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge in Islington, Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Deroy Windham on November 26, 1942 in Sweetwater Texas) is a former professional wrestler

There is also a snooker club situated on the High Street as well as Alfreton Golf Club on Wingfield Road close to the Cricket Club.

References

  1. ^ Schofield, R. B. , (2000) Benjamin Outram, Cardiff: Merton Priory Press

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