Little Eaton
Little Eaton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was 2,430. The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the "little town by the water".Places of Interest
Highlights include Duffield Castle and St Alkmund’s Church, Duffield.
Duffield Castle
Nature reserve
Photo: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duffield Castle was a Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire. The site is a scheduled monument. It was on a rocky promontory facing the river, easily defended, though it is debatable whether it was inhabited in prehistoric times. Duffield Castle is situated 2 miles northwest of Little Eaton.
St Alkmund’s Church, Duffield
Church
Photo: eamoncurry, CC BY 2.0.
Saint Alkmund's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Duffield, Derbyshire.
St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton
Church
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Paul's Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Little Eaton, Derbyshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derby and Belper.
Derby
Derby is a city in Derbyshire, England. Purportedly the UK's most 'central' city and promoted as a base for exploring the Peak District, this city of 260,000 people also boasts modern shopping facilities and a number of visitor attractions in and around the surrounding area.Belper
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belper is a town in the Amber Valley of Derbyshire, 7 miles north of Derby, with a population in 2011 of 21,823. It's been industrial since medieval times, thanks to nearby deposits of ironstone, made into nails and other ironware.
Oakwood
Suburb
Photo: mike smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakwood is a modern housing estate in Derby, Derbyshire, England that was built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest new housing estates in Europe.
Little Eaton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Erewash, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9691° or 52° 58′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.4544° or 1° 27′ 16″ westElevation
351 feet (107 metres)Open location code
9C4WXG9W+J7GeoNames ID
7294857
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