Map sources for Allenton, Derbyshire at grid reference SK372320

Allenton is a suburb of the city of Derby, England, situated about three miles south of the city centre. It is located between the suburbs of Osmaston, Boulton, Alvaston and Shelton Lock. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Map sources for Osmaston, Derby at grid reference SK365335 Osmaston is a suburb of the City of Derby, England. ... Boulton is a district within the city of Derby, England. ... Alvaston is a suburb of Derby, England. ... Map sources for Shelton Lock at grid reference SK375313 Shelton Lock is a small suburb located between Chellaston and Allenton to the south of Derby, England. ...

History

Allenton (formerly Allentown) was named after Isaac Allen who built the first houses there in 1878. The whole area was once a swamp and the skeletons of a hippopotamus, elephant, brown bear, hyena and bison have been found there. The hippopotamus was found underneath the Crown Hotel (established in 1891) and is displayed at Derby Museum. Binomial name Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant, and three or four recently extinct, species in the family Hippopotamidae. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea... Binomial name Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 Ursus arctos range map. ... Subfamilies and Genera Hyaeninae Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Protelinae Proteles Hyenas or Hyænas are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa, Arabia, Asia and the Indian subcontinent. ... Species B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus B. priscus Bison is a taxonomic genus containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. ...

Landmarks

Allenton is as well known by its main landmark, the Spider Bridge. This footbridge over a roundabout is so named because it has eight 'legs' in four directions. Each direction has a set of steep steps and a stepped ramp (for easier disabled access). The Spider Bridge was erected in July 1971 and has been painted various different colours over the years.

Allenton boasts a cosmopolitan outdoor market, although this has been in decline in recent years. The shopping centre in Allenton is among the largest of any of the city's suburbs although there are few high street chains except for Boots, Somerfield and Greggs. Boots is the name of at least five different albums and singles: Boots by Nancy Sinatra (1966) Boots by Mighty Gabby (1984) Boots by Condemned Eighty Four (2001) Boots by KMFDM (2002) Boots by Noe Venable (2003) It is also the name of a large chain of chemists in the... Somerfield is a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. ... Greggs plc is the largest specialist retail bakery chain in the United Kingdom. ...

Culture

Allenton has several fast food outlets within the shopping area and at each end of the shops is a public house: The Mitre and The Crown Inn (see Crown Hotel above). The Taste House Chinese takeaway at Poole Street is specially recommend with several Premiership footballers spotted buying food from the shop. There are schools, dentists and doctors, beauty salons, hairdressers and a flower shop. The local fire station is just a few hundred yard from the shops offering an excellent level of response. The old Derby Canal has long since been transformed into a bicycle track with tarmacadam surface. This track offers safe access by bicycle from Allenton into Derby city centre – it is part of the National Cycle Network. Allenton has a large number of employees in the aero-engine industry as Rolls-Royce plc has its jet engine production facility adjacent to Allenton. The Derby Canal ran 14 miles from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England. ... The first section of the NCN to be built was the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, opened in 1984. ... Rolls-Royce plc is a British aircraft engine maker; the second-largest in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ...

External links

• Pictures of Allenton