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.
Arbor Low Henge, Gib Hill Oval Barrow and Bowl Barrow, and Carl Wark Hillfort are some of Alfreton best ancient sites to visit near Alfreton.
Arbor Low Henge is a great place to visit close to Alfreton if you like historic monuments.
Alfreton's best nearby towns can be found at Castleton, Buxton, Darley Dale, and Hope.
Don't miss Blue John Cavern's caves if visiting the area around Alfreton.
Don't miss Blue John Cavern's old mines if visiting the area around Alfreton.
The area close to Alfreton boasts some of the best mountains including Kinder Scout.
Don't miss Kinder Scout, Errwood Hall (ruin), Three Shires Head, and Hope Valley's hiking areas if visiting the area around Alfreton.
Places near Alfreton feature a number of interesting lakes including Errwood Reservoir.
There are a several good hills in the Alfreton area like Shining Tor, and Higger Tor.
Alfreton's best nearby ruins can be found at Errwood Hall (ruin), and Castedge (ruin).
Alfreton has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Dane at Three Shires Head, and Panniers Pool.
There are a number of waterfalls near Alfreton including Panniers Pool Waterfall, and Three Shires Head Waterfall.
Alfreton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Solomon's Temple, and St Mary's Church Derby.
There are a several good cities in the area around Alfreton like Derby.
Shopping Centres to visit near Alfreton include Derbion.
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.
