Midway, Derbyshire

Midway is a suburb of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire and is north of the centre of the town. Midway derives its name from the fact that it is placed midway between Ashby De La Zouch and Burton upon Trent, Nearby villages include Newhall, Church Gresley and Hartshorne, which is further east.

Transport

The A511 runs through the north of Midway and links Burton upon Trent and Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Also, the B586 runs north in the east of Midway and if going south will end in Measham, via Albert Village, Donisthorpe and Oakthorpe.

Public houses

There are various pubs in and around Midway; these include the Midway Inn and the Wheel Inn, which are on the A511. there is also the Railway inn and the Angel inn which are located near to Eureka Park

Coordinates: 52°46′55″N 1°32′53″W / 52.782°N 1.548°W / 52.782; -1.548

Derbyshire

Derbyshire (ⁱ/ˈdɑːrbᵻʃər/ or /ˈdɑːrbɪʃɪər/; abbreviated Derbys. or Derbs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills extends into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms (near Swadlincote) as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.

Derbyshire (European Parliament constituency)

Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each. The constituency of Derbyshire was one of them.

When it was created in 1979, it consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Belper, Bolsover, Derby North, Derby South, Derbyshire South East, Derbyshire West, High Peak, and Ilkeston. From 1984 until its abolition, it consisted of Amber Valley; Ashfield; Bolsover; Derby North; Derby South; Derbyshire West; Erewash; and High Peak.

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Derbyshire (disambiguation)

Derbyshire is a county in England.

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