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| Ilkeston | |
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 Ilkeston Market Place (August 2003) | |
  Ilkeston Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 40,953 (2021)[1] |
| Demonym | Ilkestonian[2][3] |
| OS grid reference | SK 46399 41774 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | ILKESTON |
| Postcode district | DE7 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Ilkeston (/ˈɪlkəstən/ ILL-kis-tun) is a town located in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England, with a population of 40,953 at the 2021 census.[1] Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/textiles, have now all but disappeared. Part of the Nottingham Urban Area, the town is located between the cities Derby and Nottingham, near the M1 motorway, and on the River Erewash. Its eastern boundary borders Nottinghamshire to the east and is only two miles from Nottingham's western edge.
- ^ a b "Ilkeston: Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments". censusdata.uk. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Pinchess, Lynette; Mellor, Cameron (7 April 2023). "Chippy bids farewell after six decades as owner, 84, calls it a day". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Erewash Sound sticks to ex-pat listener Mick Down Under". Erewash Sound. Retrieved 14 August 2024.