Alfreton
Alfreton is a Town in the county of Derbyshire.
There are great places to visit near Alfreton including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, caves, old mines, mountains, hiking areas, lakes, hills, ruins, rivers and streams, waterfalls, historic buildings, cities and shopping centres.
The area around Alfreton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort.
Historic Monuments to visit near Alfreton include Arbor Low Henge.
The area around Alfreton boasts some of the best towns including Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Don't miss Blue John Cavern's caves if visiting the area around Alfreton.
Blue John Cavern is one of Alfreton's best, nearby old mines to visit in Alfreton.
Kinder Scout is a great place to visit close to Alfreton if you like mountains.
Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley are great places to visit near Alfreton if you like hiking areas.
There are a number of lakes near to Alfreton including Errwood Reservoir.
The area around Alfreton boasts some of the best hills including Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin) are some of Alfreton best ruins to visit near Alfreton.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Alfreton area like River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
Don't miss Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Alfreton.
Historic Buildings to visit near Alfreton include Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
Alfreton is near some unmissable cities like Derby,
Derbion is one of Alfreton's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Alfreton.
Alfreton History
There are some historic monuments around Alfreton:
Places to see near Alfreton
History of Alfreton
The economy during the medieval period was centred on agriculture. However, the presence of readily accessible and extensive deposits of coal and ironstone in the area meant that mining and iron-working grew in importance. In some parts of the manor coal seams were so close to the surface they were often ploughed up, and numerous small workings developed. Pits developed throughout the Manor, with those in Swanwick and Alfreton being the most productive. Alfreton colliery was sited to the north-east of the town. Rope-making was allied to this industry, and the locality became famous for the quality of its ropes. In the 18th century Alfreton was the chief coal-mining centre in Derbyshire, and the third-largest town in the county. The pits closed in the late 1960s and their sites have been reclaimed for other development.
