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