Little Chester
Little Chester, also known as Chester Green after the area of open parkland at its centre, is a suburb of the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is located approximately 0.6 miles north of the city centre, on the east bank of the River Derwent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Derventio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Derby Museum and Art Gallery and Derby Silk Mill.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Janet Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass.
Derby Silk Mill
Museum
Photo: Chris Harris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England. The museum is located on the former site of Lombe's Mill, a historic silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Derby Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby, better known as Derby Cathedral, is a cathedral church in the city of Derby, England. In 1927, it was promoted from parish church status to that of a cathedral, creating a seat for the Bishop of Derby, which new Episcopal see was created in that year.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cathedral Quarter and Darley Abbey.
Cathedral Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Quarter is one of five areas within Derby city centre, based around the name of the Cathedral. It is bound by St Alkmund's Way and Ford Street to the north and west, the River Derwent to the east, and Albert Street, Victoria Street, Wardwick and Friargate to the south.
Darley Abbey
Suburb
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Darley Abbey is a former historic mill village, now a suburb of the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. It is located approximately 1.4 miles north of the city centre, on the west bank of the River Derwent, and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Chester and the West End.
New Zealand
Neighborhood
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New Zealand is an inner-city suburb of Derby in Derbyshire, England. It is surrounded by the Mackworth Estate, Rowditch and The West End suburbs. New Zealand also incorporates an area called the Morley Estate.
Little Chester
- Category: locality
- Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.93141° or 52° 55′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.47233° or 1° 28′ 20″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C4WWGJH+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 333259888OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Little Chester” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Little Chester”
- Irish: “Little Chester”
- Japanese: “リトル・チェスター”
- Swedish: “Little Chester”
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