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
Dial code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Amber Valley
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

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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. It is at the junction of the A38 and A61. 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. Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town... North East Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... A38 passing under M50 in Worcestershire The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ... The A61 is a major road in England, running from Alfreton in Derbyshire to Thirsk in North Yorkshire. ... South Normanton is a medium-sized, ex-mining village, two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire. ...

Local economy

The main industry of Alfreton was coal mining; since the mines closed in the 1960s, it is light industry and warehousing. 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. A lot of the local area is involved with manufacturing and warehousing, due to its proximity to junction 28 of the M1. At the A38 junction with the A61, there is a BP service station with a Little Chef and Travelodge. 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. Surface coal mining in Wyoming. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Thorntons is a British chocolate company established by Joseph William Thornton in 1911. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Nottingham is a city, unitary authority, and county town of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. ... Swanwick is a village in Derbyshire, England, near Alfreton. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... This article is about the corporation named BP. For other uses, see BP (disambiguation). ... Little Chef is a chain of roadside restaurants in the United Kingdom, founded in 1958 and owned by the UK private equity group RCapital. ... Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world. ... The main building viewed from over the main lawn 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. 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. Services run to London St Pancras in the morning and evening peaks with an hourly service also running to Liverpool and Norwich. Alfreton railway station serves the town of Alfreton in Derbyshire. ... Richard Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985), commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer. ... , For other uses, see Mansfield (disambiguation). ... The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ... It has been suggested that St Pancras International be merged into this article or section. ... The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... Norwich railway station A DBSO approaching Norwich station Norwich railway station is a railway station serving the city of Norwich in Norfolk. ...

Geography

Alfreton is located at 53°06′00″N, 01°23′00″W (53.1000, -1.3833)¹. A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ...

Politics

Alfreton is part of the Amber Valley constituency, the MP is Judy Mallaber (Labour). The local council for Alfreton is Amber Valley Borough Council. Amber Valley is a 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. ... Judy Mallaber (born 10 July 1951) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ...

Notable Residents

• Benjamin Outram, Civil Engineer was born here in 1764^[1]
• Robert Watchorn emigrated to America through Castle Garden. He served as the US Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, between 1905 and 1909. He later worked as vice president of the Union Oil Company.
• James Young patented a process to obtain oil from coal whilst working here in 1848.

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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 F.C. is an Association football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ...

Alfreton cricket club currently play in the Derbyshire premier league and run 4 senior teams on Saturdays. They play on the picturesque Alfreton park.

Professional wrestling shows were often shown in Alfreton, with the likes of British legends as Big Daddy, Jackie Pallo and Blackjack Mulligun performing. Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ... Shirley Crabtree, better known as Big Daddy (November 14, 1930 – December 2, 1997) was an English professional wrestler. ... Jackie Mr TV Pallo (12 June 1926 – 11 February 2006) (born Jack Ernest Gutteridge in Islington, London) was an English professional wrestler, a star of British televised wrestling in its 1960s and 1970s heyday, when the sport had a regular 40-minute slot berfore the Saturday afternoon football results on...

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

External links

• Amber Valley Borough Council
• BBC Guide
• Alfreton Male Voice Choir
• Derbyshire Times
• Alfreton's Community Forum
• Alfreton's Business Directory And Community Events Listings