Netherseal

Netherseal
St. Peter's Church
Netherseal
Netherseal shown within Derbyshire
Population	923 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK286131
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWADLINCOTE
Postcode district	DE12
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 52°42′54″N 1°34′37″W / 52.715°N 1.577°W / 52.715; -1.577Coordinates: 52°42′54″N 1°34′37″W / 52.715°N 1.577°W / 52.715; -1.577

Netherseal (or 'Netherseale') is a village and civil parishin the English county of Derbyshire, situated in the South Derbyshire district. Together with neighbouring Lullington it is the southernmost village in the county. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 923.

The village is less than 2 miles from the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, and is close to the A444 and the M42 motorway, on the banks of the River Mease.

St Peter's Church, Netherseal is the burial place of Sir Nigel Gresley and the birthplace of the historian, Eben William Robertson. It has a couple of 17th century almshouses, but the home of the Gresley family was demolished in 1933.

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