Somercotes
Village in Derbyshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. It is a former mining village and was once surrounded by more than five pits. The village has numerous shops, pubs, food outlets and other businesses. It has industrial areas at Cotes Park and Birchwood. Whilst increasingly urbanised, there is still some agricultural land in the northern and western parts of the parish, and a small nature reserve at Pennytown Ponds. It has primary and secondary schools, along with the Church of St. Thomas and a Methodist church. The population at the 2011 census was 6,255, up almost 9% from 5,745 in 2001 (figures for the 'ward', which may include Leabrooks).[1]
Somercotes | |
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Somercotes Bingo Hall (Formerly Premier Electric Theatre) | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Population | 6,503 (Including Leabrooks and Lower Birchwood. 2021) |
OS grid reference | SK4253 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALFRETON |
Postcode district | DE55 |
Dialling code | 01773 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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