Alfreton: North Derbyshire Market Town Between the Amber Valley and the M1
Alfreton is a small market town in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, about 14 miles north of Derby and 15 miles south of Sheffield. The population is around 8,500 for the town itself, though the wider parish is larger. The town had coal mines and ironworks from the 18th century onward, and the Palmer Morewood Colliery was one of the last deep mines in the area before closure. Alfreton Hall, an 18th-century house in a park off King Street, is now a community venue. The town centre is compact, running along High Street and King Street.
Alfreton station is on the Derby to Sheffield line, with trains to Derby in about 20 minutes and Sheffield in about 40. The A38 dual carriageway runs just west of the town, connecting to the M1 at junction 28 a mile to the east. Nearby Wingfield Manor, the ruined medieval manor house where Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner, is about three miles to the west.
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Alfreton is a small market town in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, about 14 miles north of Derby and 15 miles south of Sheffield. The population is around 8,500 for the town itself, though the wider parish is larger. The town had coal mines and ironworks from the 18th century onward, and the Palmer Morewood Colliery was one of the last deep mines in the area before closure. Alfreton Hall, an 18th-century house in a park off King Street, is now a community venue. The town centre is compact, running along High Street and King Street.
Alfreton station is on the Derby to Sheffield line, with trains to Derby in about 20 minutes and Sheffield in about 40. The A38 dual carriageway runs just west of the town, connecting to the M1 at junction 28 a mile to the east. Nearby Wingfield Manor, the ruined medieval manor house where Mary, Queen of Scots was held prisoner, is about three miles to the west.
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