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Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Nottingham and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Derby. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It has been part of Erewash borough since 1 April 1974, when Long Eaton Urban District was disbanded.
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Erewash is a constituency in Derbyshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Adam Thompson of Labour.
Long Eaton railway station serves the town of Long Eaton in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line and the Derby-Nottingham line 120 miles 28 chains (193.7 km) north of London St Pancras. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway, but CrossCountry operates some services.
Risley is a small village and parish in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711. It is four miles south of Ilkeston.
Breaston is a large village and civil parish in the Erewash district, in the south-east of Derbyshire and lies approximately 6.81 miles (10.96 km) east of the city of Derby and 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 4,455. The settlement name Breaston means 'Braegd's farm/settlement': for a personal name and 'tūn' for either an enclosure, farmstead, village, etc.
Draycott is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies around 6 miles east of Derby and 3 miles south-west of Long Eaton. Draycott is part of the civil parish of Draycott and Church Wilne. The population of this civil parish was 3,090 as taken at the 2011 Census. The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the parish.
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Sandiacre Town Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England. The club was established in 1877 and has won the ECB National Club Cricket Championship on 2 occasions: 2003 and 2014. The club currently play in the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League being Champions in 2002, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2021.
The Trent College Ground is a cricket ground at Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. The ground has hosted five List A matches, all John Player League matches involving Derbyshire, who played one match each year at the ground from 1975 to 1979, with an estimated 6,000 spectators packed into the ground for the Derbyshire vs Kent match on 6 July 1975. Evidence of cricket being played on Trent College grounds date back to 1869, with records revealing two matches that year. Trent won both matches.
Stanton by Dale, also written as Stanton-by-Dale, is a village and civil parish in the south east of Derbyshire, England. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Stanton-by-Dale could mean 'Stony farm or settlement', stān for stone or rock; and tūn for an enclosure; farmstead; village; or an estate. It lies 2.65 miles (4.26 km) south of Ilkeston and 1.31 miles (2.11 km) north of Sandiacre. Since 1974 it has been part of the Erewash borough. The village is halfway between the cities of Derby 6.98 miles (11.23 km) and Nottingham 6.81 miles (10.96 km), as the crow flies, from each city. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 505.
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Stanton-by-Dale Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire, England and the club has a history dating back to the mid 19th century.
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Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England. The club has a history dating back to the mid 19th century.
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Prior to 1866, Wilsthorpe was originally a hamlet and civil parish situated between the villages of Breaston 0.97 miles (1.56 km) to the west and Long Eaton 0.94 miles (1.51 km) to the east in Derbyshire and lies approximately 7.75 miles (12.47 km) east of the city of Derby. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Wilsthorpe could mean 'Willow-tree wood clearing'; salh (Anglian) A willow-tree or a sallow, pers.n. pers.n. Personal name, hlāw A tumulus or a hill, and thorp for a small village. The site where the hamlet once stood, along with 76% of the former parish area, is now a suburb of Long Eaton.
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