Littleover is a village and suburb in the city of

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

, in

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, England, between Rose Hill, Normanton, Sunny Hill and Mickleover, about southwest of Derby city centre.

History

The history of Littleover's name is simple. It is derived from "Little Ufre" (Domesday book) and in

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''ofer'' meant a slope or little hill, whilst neighbouring Mickleover is known to be from "Mickle Ufre" meaning large hill. Littleover was also formerly known as Parver Over.BBC Guide
2007. Retrieved 11 July 2014 The village, like many settlements in England, is partially of

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and partially of

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origin; the Burton Road is a

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linking the A38 to the city centre. Its Roman origin is easily confirmed due to its direct route. Burton Road, the A5250, leaves the A38 as Rykneld Road and becomes Pastures Hill just past

Heatherton Village Heatherton Village (or Heatherton) is a modern residential housing development in Derby, England, located at the southern end of the older suburb of Littleover, and approximately south west of Derby city centre. It is an upmarket housing area co ...

. At the top of Pastures Hill it crosses a junction with Hillsway and Chain Lane, whereupon it becomes Burton Road and remains so up to its junction with Babington Lane in

city centre. Despite the attraction of the Burton Road–Babington Lane route, it is possible that the course of the original Rykneld Way did not deviate but continued in a straight line through the rear of what was the Crest Motel. Littleover was in the parish of Mickleover until 1866, when the residents of Littleover rejected parish rule and formed their own authority. WhiteSwanRH

Littleover's main shopping area is situated around Burton Road as the village is entered from the ring road. The village's main

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is called the Half Moon and is notable as being one of two inns in the village in 1577; it still serves as a community hub where residents gather and socialise. The older part of the village around St Peter's Church was built in the 14th century. The village has another public house, the White Swan which can be found on Shepherd Street also near the older part of Littleover. Directly opposite the White Swan is Church Street which takes its name from the aforementioned St Peter's Church and links up with the Hollow which is believed to be of

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origin. The age of the Hollow and Church Street are evidenced by the buildings that can be found there; even today the former contains the beautiful thatched roofed Littleover Cottage (very rare in

), whilst on Church Street can be found a detached white house, which in its time has been called the White House and would probably have been there before most of the buildings around it. Residential properties in Littleover are generally attractive, well-maintained and spacious properties which are highly desired within the Derby area. The White House, it is believed, may date in part from the 16th century, whereupon it probably would have stood alone with the thatched cottage and church. In earlier times this area was the centre of activity in the village where the square was used for markets, proclamations and general celebrations on public holidays. The Crest Hotel, built around the late 19th century on a site previously occupied by a windmill, burnt down in 2002. Today a housing development stands where the hotel used to be.

Education

The final location of

Derby School Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands from 1160 to 1989. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries. For most of that time it was a grammar school for boys. The school became co-educational an ...

was in Littleover on Moorway Lane, the site is now occupied by

Derby Moor Community Sports College Derby Moor Academy, the successor school to Derby Moor Community Sports College Trust, formerly known as Derby Moor Community School, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated on Moorway Lane, Littleover, Derby. It was establi ...

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, junior and

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schools: *St Georges Catholic Voluntary Academy * Gayton Junior School * Ridgeway Infant School * Carlyle Infant School * Griffe Field Primary School built as part of the Heatherton Village estate in 1999 *Highfields Spencer Academy * St Peter's CofE Junior School DerbySchool2RH

Secondary Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding i ...

and

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schools: *

Derby Grammar School Derby Grammar School is a selective independent school in Littleover near the city of Derby, England. Founded in 1995, to recreate the historical Derby School, (which had become mixed-Comprehensive in the 1970s, and then changed name in 1989), i ...

(Boys independent school) * Derby High School (Girls independent school) *

(Comprehensive School) *

Littleover Community School Littleover Community School is a coeducational secondary school situated on Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derbyshire in England, with pupils aged 11–18. It is a co-educational non-denominational school which educates over 1,550 pupils from in an ...

(Comprehensive School)

Notable residents

* Lee Camp,

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* Judith Hann, TV presenter (''Tomorrow's World'') was born hereJudith Hann biography at IMDb
Retrieved June 2007 *

Keiran Lee Adam Diksa (born 15 January 1984), better known by his stage name Keiran Lee, is an English pornographic actor, director, and producer who works mainly for Brazzers. He is one of the highest-paid pornographic actors. He has received several aw ...

, pornographic actor * William Alexander (Alec) Onslow Martin, Deputy Chief Designer Rolls-Royce Rocket Division Derby, particularly

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engine for Blue Streak. 1914–1963, interred in St Peter's Littleover *

Fiona May Fiona May Iapichino (born 12 December 1969 in Slough, England) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals. Her perso ...

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Harry Slack Harry Dawson Slack FRSE (29 September 1907–17 October 1982) was a 20th-century British zoologist closely associated with Loch Lomond in Scotland. Life He was born in Littleover near Derby on 29 September 1907, the son of Wilfred Heald Slac ...

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, zoologist * Michael Socha, actor * Lucy Ward, musician, grew up in Littleover *

Kelli Young Kelli Young (born 7 April 1982) is an English pop singer. She was a member and lead singer of British pop group Liberty X from 2001 until they split in 2007 and again in 2012 when they reformed for a one-off reunion for an ITV2 series and perfo ...

, member of British pop group Liberty X

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Focus on Littleover

* * {{Authority control Areas of Derby Former civil parishes in Derbyshire Wards of Derby