Somercotes
Somercotes is a village and civil parish in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire, close to the border with Nottinghamshire.
Somercotes is a village and civil parish in the district of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire, close to the border with Nottinghamshire. It is a former mining village and was once surrounded by more than five pits. The village has numerous shops, pubs, food outlets and other businesses. It has industrial areas at Cotes Park and Birchwood. Whilst increasingly urbanised, there is still some agricultural land in the northern and western parts of the parish, and a small nature reserve at Pennytown Ponds. It has primary and secondary schools, along with the Church of St. Thomas and a Methodist church. The population at the 2011 census was 6,255, up almost 9% from 5,745 in 2001.
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Worth seeing in and around Somercotes
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Codnor Castle
Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman Conquest.
3.8 km · ruins of a castle in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Church of St Matthew
St Matthew's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Pentrich, Derbyshire.
3.7 km · Grade I listed church in Pentrich, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Christ Church
Christ Church, Ironville is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Ironville, Derbyshire.
2.1 km · church building in Ironville, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of St James
St James’ Church, Riddings is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Riddings, Derbyshire.
1 km · church in Riddings, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Midland Railway – Butterley
The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway and museum complex at Butterley, near Ripley, in Derbyshire, England.
2.8 km · Heritage railway centre, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06War Memorial and Railings
Alfreton War Memorial is a 20th century Grade II listed war memorial in the town and civil parish of Alfreton, in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.
2.6 km · war memorial in Alfreton, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Carnfield Hall
Carnfield Hall is a privately owned country house located at South Normanton, near Alfreton in Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.3 km · country house in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08St. Helen's Church, Selston
St Helen's Church, Selston is a parish church in the Church of England in the village of Selston, Nottinghamshire. It is part of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.
3.4 km · church in Selston, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Mary's Church, Westwood
St. Mary's Church, Westwood is a parish church in the Church of England in Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire.
3.3 km · church in Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Butterley railway station
Butterley railway station is a preserved railway station on the Heritage Midland Railway - Butterley in Derbyshire.
2.9 km · heritage station in Derbyshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Somercotes
- Airports
- East Midlands (EMA), 28 km · Manchester (MAN), 68 km · Birmingham (BHX), 74 km
- Stations
- Alfreton railway station, 2.3 km · Codnor Park and Selston railway station, 2.9 km · Codnor Park and Ironville railway station, 2.9 km · Swanwick Junction railway station, 2 km · Hammersmith railway station, 3.3 km
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Somercotes73 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £9–12
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Somercotes76 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · £9–12
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Somercotes80 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £9–12
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No local-transport research exists yet for Somercotes
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Somercotes. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inRailway stations at for the town or (1.5 miles S) for the scenic Derwent gorge area, the Heights of Abraham attraction, caves and cable car service.
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Next door to Somercotes
Somercotes is 20 km from Nottingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Alfretontown and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England2.6 km
- South Normantonvillage and civil parish in Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England3.5 km
- Swanwickvillage and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK2.1 km
- Ironvillevillage and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, UK2.1 km
- Pentrichvillage and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England3.7 km
- Riddingsvillage and unparished area in Amber Valley, Derbyshire1.3 km