Heanor, Derbyshire
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 Heanor Town Hall (left), with St Lawrence's Church (right) |
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| Heanor shown within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 17,251 Whole administrative parish (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SK433465 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEANOR |
| Postcode district | DE75 |
| Dialling code | 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Heanor (pronunciation: /ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Derby. Together with the adjacent village of Loscoe it forms the civil parish and town council-administered area of Heanor and Loscoe, which in the 2011 census had a population of 17,251.
The name Heanor derives from the Old English hēan (the dative form of hēah) and ofer, and means '(place at) the high ridge'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hainoure, with its entry stating:
6M In CODNOR and Heanor and Langley [in Heanor] and 'Smithycote' [in Codnor Park] 8 thegns had 7 of land to the [before 1066]. [There is] land for as many ploughs. There are now 3 ploughs in demesne; and 11 villans and 2 bordars and 3 sokemen having 5½ ploughs. There is a church, and 1 mill [rendering]12d , and 35 acres (140,000 m2) of meadow, [and] woodland pasture 2 leagues long and 3 furlongs broad. TRE worth £4 sterling; now 41s 4d [£2.2] per year. Warner holds it.
Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of England, published in 1848, stated that Heanor parish "abounds with coal and ironstone, both worked extensively, the collieries alone affording employment to more than 2000 persons. The town is pleasantly situated upon an eminence, on the road from Derby to Mansfield. The principal articles of manufacture are silk and cotton goods, hosiery, and bobbinet lace, providing occupation to about 800 persons." The parish at that time covered 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) and was in the union of Basford and the hundred of Morleston and Litchurch, with Heanor town itself covering 1,500 acres (610 ha) and containing 3,058 inhabitants. The parish church was described as being dedicated to St Mary and was "a very ancient edifice, with a lofty substantial tower, from which is an extensive view", though the dictionary noted that there were also "places of worship for Baptists, Independents, Wesleyans, and Ranters".
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