Somercotes
Somercotes is a village and civil parish in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire, close to the border with Nottinghamshire.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alfreton railway station and St James’ Church, Riddings.
Alfreton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alfreton railway station serves the town of Alfreton in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Erewash Valley Line 18+1⁄4 miles north of Nottingham and 9+3⁄4 miles south of Chesterfield.
St James’ Church, Riddings
Church
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St James’ Church, Riddings is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Riddings, Derbyshire.
Codnor Castle
Castle
Photo: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman Conquest. Codnor Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Somercotes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alfreton and Ripley.
Alfreton
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alfreton is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District.
Ripley
Photo: Jonathan Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ripley is a market town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby, north-west of Heanor, south-west of Alfreton and north-east of Belper.
Somercotes
- Type: Locality
- Location: Amber Valley District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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