Netherseal Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Netherseal Church 119535 8bb2979e.jpg
Static Image Width:200px
Static Image Caption:St. Peter's Church
Coordinates:52.715°N -1.577°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Netherseal
Population:923
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:South Derbyshire
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:SWADLINCOTE
Postcode District:DE12
Postcode Area:DE
Os Grid Reference:SK286131

Netherseal (or 'Netherseale') is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire,[1] [2] situated in the South Derbyshire 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.[3]

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.[4]

History

St Peter's Church is the burial place of the railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley, 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.[4]

The village is home to football team Netherseal St. Peters.

See also

Notes and References

  1. OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) :
  2. http://www.shop.ordnancesurveyleisure.co.uk/products/paper-maps/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain/paper-maps-ordnance-survey-great-britain-os-explorer-map/the-national-forest/pid-9780319240281 Map Details
  3. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 29 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  4. Web site: Netherseal village in South Derbyshire.