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Alfreton
Town and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Alfreton

Alfreton is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England.

Plan a trip to Alfreton→From Manchester, Greater Manchester

The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton parish was 8,799 at the 2021 census. The villages of Ironville, Riddings, Somercotes and Swanwick were historically part of the Manor and Urban District, and the population including these was 24,476 in 2001.

Get in

Getting to Alfreton

A38, north of Ripley, exit 28 of the M1.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Wingfield Manor

    South Wingfield, DE55 7NH (3 miles west of Alfreton).

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Bluey's Aussie Bar & Steakhouse

    32 Nottingham Road,.

  2. 02
    The Schoolhouse

    43 Church St, South Normanton,.

How locals move

Getting around Alfreton the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Matlock, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

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