Long Eaton

Long Eaton is a town in Derbyshire, England, effectively a suburb of Nottingham. The town grew around the lace-making and railway wagon industries in the nineteenth century (the town lying on the Midland Main Line). A notable building in the town is the Palladian Long Eaton Hall.

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The original draft of the Local Government Act 1972 had considered moving Long Eaton into Nottinghamshire.

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North: Stapleford, Ilkeston

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West: Derby

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East: Nottingham, Beeston

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South: East Midlands Airport

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Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

Derbyshire: Derbyshire (pronounced 'Dar-bee-shur') is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of England's most attractive scenery. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of h...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

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