Church Gresley

Church Gresley
St George & St Mary's parish church
Church Gresley is located in Derbyshire
Church Gresley
Church Gresley
Location within Derbyshire
Population6,881 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK2918
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSwadlincote
Postcode districtDE11
Dialling code01283
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Derbyshire
52°45′36″N 1°33′58″W / 52.760°N 1.566°W / 52.760; -1.566
St George and St Mary's Church, drawn by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (18th century)

Church Gresley is a large suburban village and former civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The village is situated between Castle Gresley and the town of Swadlincote, with which it is contiguous. By the time of the 2011 Census the village was a ward of Swadlincote, of which it is now effectively a suburb, and the population of Church Gresley ward was 6,881.[1] The village forms part of the border with Leicestershire to the southeast. Nearby villages include Albert Village, Linton and Overseal.

  1. ^ "Area: Church Gresley (Ward): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2016.