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  Heanor shown within Derbyshire |
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| Parish | Heanor and Loscoe |
| District | Amber Valley |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEANOR |
| Postcode district | DE75 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Amber Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of 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 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Heanor and Loscoe is a Civil parish with a Town Council in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. 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 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 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 It is 8 miles northeast of Derby. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Heanor's population is just over 23,000.
Heanor was mentioned in the Domesday book with the following entry:
6M In CODNOR and Heanor and Langley [in Heanor] and 'Smithycote' [in Codnor Park] 8 thegns had 7 carucates of land to the geld. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [There is] land for as many ploughs. There are now 3 ploughs in demesne; and 11 villans and 2 bordars and 3 sokemen having 5 ½ ploughs. There is a church, and 1 mill [rendering]12d , and 35 acres of meadow, [and] woodland pasture 2 leagues long and 3 furlongs broad. A furlong is a measure of Distance in Imperial units and US customary units. TRE[1] worth 4l ; now 41s4d . Warner holds it.
Heanor merges into Langley Mill and is served by Langley Mill railway station. Langley Mill is a small town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. Langley Mill railway station on the Erewash Valley Line serves the village of Langley Mill and the towns of Heanor in Derbyshire and Eastwood Formerly the Midland Railway had a line between Shipley Gate and Butterley that passed through Heanor, and the Great Northern Railway had a branch line which terminated in a goods yard and small station in Heanor. The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Butterley is a village in the English county of Derbyshire ( near to Ripley. The Great Northern Railway (GNR was a British railway company established by the London & York Railway Act of 1846
Coal mining and textiles used to be the major industries of the town. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. The River Erewash passes through the area. The River Erewash is a River in England that flows roughly southwards through Derbyshire, close to its eastern border with Nottinghamshire. The American Adventure, (two miles outside of town, in the direction of Ilkeston) was a large theme park which was constructed, mainly on former colliery-owned land. The American Adventure was a Theme park located in the East Midlands region of England quite close to both Nottingham and Derby on the Ilkeston (also locally known as Ilson) is a Town in the Borough of Erewash of Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England It closed in early 2007, leaving little to attract visitors to Heanor. The Matthew Walker factory, famous for the production of Christmas puddings, was sold in 1992 and became part of the Northern Foods group. Northern Foods plc ( is a British food manufacturer headquartered in Leeds in the north of England.
Heanor Clarion Cycling Club was founded in 1929 [2], but the jewel in the sporting crown of Heanor has to be 'The Lions' - Heanor Town Football Club. Heanor Town Football Club is a football club established in 1883 and based in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. Established in 1883, the club is a member of the Central Midlands League Supreme Division. Champions 1983-84 Ashbourne 1984-85 Graham St Prims Reserves 1985-86 Huthwaite 1986-87 Hinckley It also has a youth team called Heanor Juniors. The Lions share their playing area with Heanor Town Cricket Club, a club with a proud heritage, although in the past few years the standard of cricket has declined severely. In the mid 1990s Heanor were one of the best teams in the county, but have since slipped down the divisions.
Heanor Grammar School, which was just to the east of the market place, is now part of the South East Derbyshire College of Further Education. The largest school in the area is Heanor Gate Science College, opened in 1964.
The local newspaper which serves, amongst others, the communities of Ripley, Heanor, Marlpool, Loscoe, Waingroves, Aldercar, Crosshill and Codnor is the 'Ripley and Heanor News'. Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. Codnor is a Derbyshire village in the Amber Valley district and a former mining community with a population of nearly 5000 However, its circulation area is not limited to these towns and villages and could be considered to extend from Whatstandwell in the west, to Brinsley in the east; from South Normanton in the north, to Coxbench in the south. Whatstandwell is a Village on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. 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 It is published each Thursday.
Notable Residents
St. Henry Garnet, SJ, was born in Heanor. Henry Garnet or Garnett (1555 &ndash May 3, 1606) was an English Jesuit, executed due to his involvement in the Gunpowder Henry Garnet or Garnett (1555 – May 3, 1606) was an English Jesuit, executed for his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time was a failed Assassination attempt by a group of provincial English There is a street named after him. His crime was to not reveal the secrets of the confessional.
Sergeant Major William Gregg was born and died here. William Gregg VC, DCM, MM ( 27 January 1890 - 10 August 1969) was an English recipient of the He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in 1918[3]. See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since
William Howitt an author was born here in 1792[4], his brothers were called Godfrey and Richard, whilst his wife was Mary Howitt. William Howitt ( 18 December 1792 &ndash 3 March 1879) was an English Author. Godfrey Howitt (1800 - 1873 entomologist was born in Heanor in Derbyshire to Thomas Howitt Richard Howitt (1799-1869 poet born at Heanor in Derbyshire in 1799 was the son of Thomas Howitt and Phoebe Tantum Mary Howitt ( 12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, and Author of the famous poem His son was an Australian hero and has a mountain named after him.
Notes and References
- ^ TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This means in the time of King Edward before the Battle of Hastings. King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England.
- ^ Heanor Clarion Cycling Club accessed June 2007
- ^ Derbyshire at VictoriaCross.org
- ^ William Howitt biography at NNDB accessed June 2007
External links
- The Heanor Town Directory
- Heanor and District Local History Society
- Ripley and Heanor News
- Heanor Gate Science College
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