Breaston | |
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The village of Breaston. |
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Breaston parish highlighted within Derbyshire |
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Population | 4,455 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SK462336 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DERBY |
Postcode district | DE72 |
Dialling code | 01332 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Coordinates: 52°53′53″N 1°18′50″W / 52.898°N 1.314°W
Breaston (i/ˈbriːstən/ BREE-stən) is a large village and civil parish in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England near Long Eaton and close to the M1. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 4,455.
Breaston was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth four shillings.