Egginton

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Egginton
Derbyshire
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Egginton school
Location
Grid reference: SK267283
Location: 52°51’4"N, 1°36’11"W
Data
Population: 574
Post town: Derby
Postcode: DE65
Dialling code: 01283
Local Government
Council: South Derbyshire
Parliamentary
constituency:
South Derbyshire

Egginton is a village and parish in southern Derbyshire, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 574.[1]

Location

The village is located just off Ryknild Street, otherwise known as the A38 road, between Derby and Stretton, Burton upon Trent. It is historically a farming community.

In Fishpond Lane there is a row of tenants' cottages, some of which have their windows bricked up, dating back to the days of window-tax.

The village does not have a war memorial in the normal sense but it has a memorial hall which doubles as the village school and as a community hall.

Airfield

After the closure of the former Burnaston Airport nearby, Derby Airfield was established at Egginton. The small airfield houses a community of light aircraft owners, an aero club and supporting aircraft maintenance firms.

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