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LONG EATON, Derbyshire

"LONG EATON, a township and district parish in the parish of Sawley, hundred of Morleston, county Derby, 7½ miles S.W. of Nottingham, and 10 S.E. of Derby, its post town. It is a station on the Midland Counties railway. The village is situated near the Erwash canal. Owing to the greatly increased amount of railway traffic this place has recently much improved, and the village is now lighted with gas."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Long Eaton from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

History

• The Long Eaton and Sawley Archive - a wide range of topics covered. Added 11 May 2006.

Names, Personal

• Names from a history of Long Eaton & District, Derbyshire by Arthur Hooper (1954), extracted by Mike Foster.

Social Life and Customs

• The local Town, or Village Brass (or Silver) Band is as much of an institution in Derbyshire as the Well Dressings! See Long Eaton Silver Prize Band for a taste of today's activities in Long Eaton.

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