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Netherseal (or 'Netherseale') is a village and
retrieved 11 April 2013 situated in the
Netherseal (or 'Netherseale') is a village and civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the English county of Derbyshire,OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) :Map Detailsretrieved 11 April 2013 situated in the
South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district covers the towns of Melbourne, Derbyshire, Melbourne and Swadlincote as well as numerous villages and hamlets such as Hilton, Derbys ...
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.
Location
The village is less than 2 miles from the neighbouring county ofLeicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...
, and is close to the A444 and the M42 motorway, on the banks of the River Mease.
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. The village is home to football team Netherseal St. Peters.See also
* Listed buildings in Netherseal * List of places in DerbyshireReferences
External links
Villages in Derbyshire South Derbyshire District {{Derbyshire-geo-stub