Cotmanhay

Cotmanhay is a village and the northernmost area of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. Formerly a Viking settlement, Cotmanhay is located in the Erewash Borough Council area and had a population of 5,080 in 2021.

Photo: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village with 4,530 residents
Description: village in Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Cotmanhay, Derbyshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bennerley Viaduct and Ilkeston railway station.

Bennerley Viaduct

Bridge

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Bennerley Viaduct is a former railway bridge, now a foot and cycle bridge, between Ilkeston, Derbyshire, and Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, in central England.

Ilkeston railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ilkeston railway station serves the town of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England. It is located at the site of the former Ilkeston Junction and Cossall station, on the Midland Main Line between Nottingham and Langley Mill.

St Peter’s Church

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Awsworth and Shipley.

Awsworth

Village

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Awsworth is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England. Its population of 2,266 in the 2001 census and 2,204 in that of 2011, further decreasing to 2,166 for the 2021 census.

Shipley

Village

Photo: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shipley is a village in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. Since 1974 it has been part of the Borough of Amber Valley. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 710.