Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Heanor

Heanor, town, par., and township, S. Derbyshire, 5¼ miles SE. of Belper - par., 6216 ac., pop. 11,137; township, 1579 ac., pop. 6822; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is situated in the midst of an extensive coal district, and has ironworks; in vicinity of town is the seat of Heanor Hall.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town, parish, and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Heanor AP/CP       Derbyshire AncC
Place: Heanor

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