Short Heath, Derbyshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Short_Heath_centre.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
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Coordinates:52.729°N -1.551°W
Map Type:Derbyshire
Official Name:Short Heath
Population Ref:small
Shire District:South Derbyshire
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:SWADLINCOTE
Postcode District:DE12
Postcode Area:DE
Os Grid Reference:SK294153

Short Heath is a hamlet near Overseal, in South Derbyshire. It is on the border with Leicestershire and has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England.

History

It has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England, but various places make this claim. Nearby Overseal was said to be the population centre of Britain in 1971 with an equal number of people living south as north of it and similarly for east and west. However, this centre has slowly been moving southwards and is now claimed by Appleby Parva in north-west Leicestershire.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.applebymagna.org.uk/population_centre.htm Overseal -= centre of Britain