Alfreton | |
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High Street, Alfreton (2007) | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Area | 1.765 sq mi (4.57 km2) |
Population | 24,302 (2023) |
• Density | 13,769/sq mi (5,316/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK414558 |
• London | 122.5 mi (197.1 km) |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ALFRETON |
Postcode district | DE55 |
Dialling code | 01773 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Alfreton Town Council |
Alfreton (/ˈælfrɪtən/ AL-frih-tən or locally /ˈɒlfrɪtən/ OL-frih-tən) is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. 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.[1] 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.