Morley Brickyards Nature Reserve
Morley Brickyards Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Morley, Erewash, England. Morley Brickyards Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Morley Smithy, as well as near the village Morleymoor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Horston Castle and St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton.
Horston Castle
Ruins
Photo: Cirrus9, Public domain.
Horston Castle is about 1 mile to the south of the village of Horsley, some 5 miles north of the English city of Derby. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument but, as of 2018, is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register as poor condition.
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.
St Clement’s Church, Horsley
Church
Photo: Rob Howl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Clement's Church, Horsley is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Horsley, Derbyshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derby and Oakwood.
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.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.
Chaddesden
Suburb
Photo: Jamesgibbon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chaddesden, also known locally as Chadd, is a large residential suburb of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. Historically a separate village centred on Chaddesden Hall and the 14th-century St Mary's Church, the area was significantly expanded by 20th-century housing developments, and became part of the then County Borough of Derby in 1968, prior to Derby's city status in 1977.
Morley Brickyards Nature Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Morley, Erewash, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9718° or 52° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.4226° or 1° 25′ 21″ westOperator
Derbyshire Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C4WXHCG+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 266537762OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Morley Smithy and Morleymoor.
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Highlights include Morley Primary School and Breadsall Priory Golf Course.
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