Sandiacre

Sandiacre is a metropolis and civil parish inside the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, within the East Midlands area of England adjoining the border with Nottinghamshire. The population of the metropolis became 8,889 at the 2011 Census. The name Sandiacre is commonly thought to refer to a sandy acre, although another interpretation, based on Saint Diacre, is once in a while superior. Sandiacre is a metropolis and civil parish within the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands place of England adjacent the border with Nottinghamshire.

The populace of the metropolis turned into 8,889 at the 2011 Census. The name Sandiacre is generally thought to refer to a sandy acre, although some other interpretation, based totally on Saint Diacre, is now and again advanced. The Erewash Canal passes thru the centre of Sandiacre, and the small basin without delay above Sandiacre Lock No. Eleven at the canal become once the terminal link of the now-defunct Derby Canal.

Situated subsequent to the canal within the town centre is the Springfield Mill, constructed in 1888 as a lace mill and a reminder of Sandiacre's commercial history, now converted into a cutting-edge condominium complicated. Examples of lace making, engineering and furnishings making can nonetheless be determined today. The discovery of nearby ironstone caused the development of Stanton Ironworks in 1787. The EWS Toton depot, which lies on the brink of Sandiacre, become a prime business enterprise in the city some of years in the past