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Cotmanhay
Location within Derbyshire
Population4,531 (2011) [1]
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Ilkeston
Postcode district DE7
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
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52°58′58″N1°18′31″W / 52.98278°N 1.3087°W / 52.98278; -1.3087

Cotmanhay is a village and the northernmost area of Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. [2] [3] [4] Formerly a Viking settlement, Cotmanhay is located in the Erewash Borough Council area and had a population of 4,531 in 2011. [1]

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The village's two main industries were textiles and coal mining, the latter from 1848 until 1880. Recently, a flint implement was found at the edge of Cotmanhay Wood, indicating that the area had been inhabited several thousand years ago. [5]

The 2019 Multiple deprivation index found the area around Skeavingtons Lane to be the most deprived area in Derbyshire. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Erewash ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 129 Nottingham & Loughborough (Melton Mowbray) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN   9780319231623.
  3. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. Bisknell, Eddie (14 June 2024). "Cotmanhay Wood development would tackle 'racetrack' issues but residents aren't so sure". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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  7. Sutherland, Rachel (16 December 2019). "This is what residents really think of 'most deprived' streets in Derbyshire". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 22 February 2021.