Castle Gresley

Castle Gresley
Linton Road
Castle Gresley  Castle Gresley shown within Derbyshire
Population	1,566 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SK2718
Civil parish	Castle Gresley
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swadlincote
Postcode district	DE11
Dialling code	01283
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Derbyshire
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°45′32″N 1°35′17″W / 52.759°N 1.588°W

Castle Gresley is a village and civil parish about 1.75 miles (2.82 km) southwest of the centre of Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, England. The population was 1,566 at the 2001 Census increasing to 1,799 at the 2011 Census.^[2] The village is about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of Church Gresley. The name Gresley comes from Albert Greslé, the first baron of Manchester and who was prominent throughout the midlands.

Castle Gresley has the remains of a motte and bailey castle known locally as Castle Knob.

In 1849 the Midland Railway opened the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line through the parish and Gresley railway station at Castle Gresley. The station was closed in the 20th century but the line remains open for freight traffic.

References

1. "Area selected: South Derbyshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2016.