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Recommended towns & villages near Trent & Mersey Canal

Boating on the River Trent near Trent Lock, Long Eaton, Derbyshire

Long Eaton

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NE)

Long Eaton is a small town lying on the River Trent around 8 miles east of Derby. The town has a history stretching back to the 7th century, but was for many centuries naught but a sleepy agricultural village...

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The Church of St James in the village of Swarkestone, Derbyshire.

Swarkestone

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction W)

Swarkestone is a small enchanting village which grew up on the reeeded banks of the River Trent...

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River Trent, Beeston, Nottinghamshire.

Beeston

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NE)

Beeston is mostly remarkable for being the place where the Ist Lord Trent started work in his mother's herbal shop at the age of 14...

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Trowell, Nottinghamshire

Trowell

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)

Modern day history records that this was the village chosen as The Festival of Britain Village, at the time it was considered to epitomise the spirit of British rural community life...

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Public Path adjacent to Chaucer School

Ilkeston

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction N)

Within this pretty hilltop town you will find the ancient church dedicated to St.Mary, it was built around 1150 and has a beautiful clock-face tower...

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St Peter's

Derby

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction NW)

This is the premier town of the Shire, it is steeped in history with roots stretching to Roman times - the legions had a camp near the east bank of the Derwent, but the town was.....

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Lion photographed on roof of Staunton harold hall, by richyp. 2002

Staunton Harold

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction SW)

Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...

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At Loughborough Station on the Great Central Railway. Loughborough, Leicestershire

Loughborough

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction SE)

The joyous sound of bells made in Loughborough have been rung all over the world since 1858, the date that John Taylor of Oxford moved his foundry to Loughborough. Many famous.....

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The lovely village of Babbington, near Awsworth, Nottinghamshire.

Babbington

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction N)

This pretty Nottinghamshire village is situated around 7 miles from the centre of Nottingham. It is typical of rural England, with cottages interspersed along quiet leafy lanes...

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Town of Nottingham (view from the castle)

Nottingham

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction NE)

The City of Nottingham is famed for fine lace, the romance of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and as the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth (1829-1912)...

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Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle

(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction NW)

The first view of this impressive early 19th-century house nestling above sweeping lawns is quite tantalizing, giving visitors a.....

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Le Mans Series racers at the Melbourne Hairpin, Donington Park Circuit, Derbyshire

Donington Park

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)

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Attenborough Nature Reserve

Attenborough Nature Reserve

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NE)

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Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire

Melbourne Hall

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SW)

This magnificent mansion was once the home of Victorian Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, who as the young Queen Victoria's first.....

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image of staunton harold reservoir taken from hall roof, 2003

Staunton Harold Reservoir

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SW)

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Garden view of the Erewash Museum on High Street, Ilkeston

The Erewash Museum

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction N)

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Rushcliffe Country Park

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction E)

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Young Buck

Wollaton Hall

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NE)

From the outside, Wollaton Hall could easily be mistaken for a grand Victorian mansion - even though it was built when Sir.....

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Derby museum and Art Gallery, the Wardwick, Derby.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

This exceptional museum is housed in an impressive building of modern times. It gives visitors of every age a fascinating.....

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Derby Cathedral, Derby, Derbyshire.

Derby Cathedral

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NW)

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