Population 923 (2011) Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Derbyshire District South Derbyshire | OS grid reference SK286131 Country England Post town SWADLINCOTE Local time Friday 6:41 PM | |
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Netherseal (or 'Netherseale') is a village and civil parishin the English county of Derbyshire, situated in the South Derbyshire district. Together with neighbouring Lullington it is the southernmost village in the county. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 923.
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Map of Netherseal, Swadlincote, UK
Location
The village is less than 2 miles from the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, and is close to the A444 and the M42 motorway, on the banks of the River Mease.
History
St Peter's Church, Netherseal is the burial place of Sir Nigel Gresley and the birthplace of the historian, Eben William Robertson. It has a couple of 17th century almshouses, but the home of the Gresley family was demolished in 1933.
References
Netherseal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA