Castle Gresley
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| Castle Gresley | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Linton Road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK2718 |
| Location: | 52°45’32"N, 1°35’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,566 (2001) |
| Post town: | Swadlincote |
| Postcode: | DE11 |
| Dialling code: | 01283 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Derbyshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Derbyshire |
Castle Gresley is a village and civil parish about 1¾ miles south-west of Swadlincote in Derbyshire. The population was 1,566 at the 2001 Census increasing to 1,799 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is about a mile west of the village of Church Gresley. The name Gresley comes from Albert Greslé, the first baron of Manchester and who was prominent throughout the Midlands.
Castle Gresley has the remains of a motte and bailey castle known locally as Castle Knob.
In 1849 the Midland Railway opened the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line through the parish and Gresley railway station at Castle Gresley. The station was closed in the 20th century but the line remains open for freight traffic.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121695&c=Castle+Gresley&d=16&e=62&g=6414875&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458642589647&enc=1. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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