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Heatherton Village (or Heatherton) is a residential area of Derby, England, located at the southern end of the village of Littleover, and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Derby city centre. It comprises a range of modern housing, several public parks, shops, churches, a school and a nursery.
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.
Between 1889 and 1974 Derby was a county borough, independent from the county council. [39] It then became a lower-tier district council with the county council providing county-level services between 1974 and 1997. On 1 April 1997, Derby City Council became a unitary authority, regaining its independence from the county council. [40]
The DE postcode area, also known as the Derby postcode area, [2] is a group of 23 postcode districts in central England, within 11 post towns.These cover south and central Derbyshire (including Derby, Alfreton, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Heanor, Ilkeston, Matlock, Ripley and Swadlincote), parts of east Staffordshire (including Burton upon Trent) and north-west Leicestershire, and very small ...
The Mackworth Estate was built to meet the increasing demand for council housing in Derby. Construction began in May 1950, with the private company George Wimpey & Company initially handling the work. The first homes on Enfield Road were finished and occupied by 1951. The estate's main shopping centre on Prince Charles Avenue opened on 23 April ...
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Arboretum is an electoral ward in the city of Derby, England. It includes Derby city centre and the inner city suburbs of Pear Tree and Rose Hill, as well as part of Normanton. It covers much of the area of the historic township of Litchurch. The ward, which takes its name from Derby Arboretum in Rose Hill, had a population of 18,590 in 2011.