
Netherseal (or 'Netherseale') is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in the
English county of
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the no ...
,
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retrieved 11 April 2013 situated in the
South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the local authority at the 2011 Census was 94,611. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote. The district ...
district. Together with neighbouring
Lullington it is the southernmost village in the county. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 923.
Location
The village is less than 2 miles from the neighbouring county of
Leicestershire, and is close to the A444 and the M42 motorway, on the banks of the
River Mease
The River Mease is a lowland clay river in the Midlands area of England. It flows through the counties of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire and forms the administrative border between these counties for parts of its length.
The r ...
.
History
St Peter's Church is the burial place of the railway engineer Sir
Nigel Gresley
Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was a British railway engineer. He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Rail ...
, and the birthplace of the historian
Eben William Robertson. It has a couple of 17th–century almshouses, but the home of the Gresley family was demolished in 1933.
The village is home to football team Netherseal St. Peters.
See also
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Listed buildings in Netherseal
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List of places in Derbyshire
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See also
* List of settlements in Derbyshire by population
* List of places form ...
References
External links
Villages in Derbyshire
South Derbyshire District
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