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Breaston

Village in Derbyshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Breaston
static_image_name	File:Breaston Village Green.jpg
static_image_caption	Duffield Close, Breaston
civil_parish	Breaston
country	England
region	East Midlands
shire_county	Derbyshire
shire_district	Erewash
area_total_sq_mi	3.1100529
area_total_km2	8.055
population	4,455
population_ref	(2011)
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SK462336
london_distance_mi	108.99
post_town	DERBY
postcode_area	DE
postcode_district	DE72
dial_code	01332
constituency_westminster	Erewash
website	Breaston Parish Council

Breaston ( ) is a large village and civil parish in the Erewash district, in the south-east of Derbyshire and lies approximately 6.81 mi east of the city of Derby and 8 mi west of the city of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 4,455. The settlement name Breaston means 'Braegd's farm/settlement': (Old English) for a personal name and 'tūn' (Old English) for either an enclosure, farmstead, village, etc.

History

Mentioned in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Breaston was a settlement in the Hundred of Morleystone wapentake and the county of Derbyshire. It had an estimated population of 15.8 households in 1086. At the time it was mentioned as belonging to Henry de Ferrers (Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including land in Swarkestone, Markeaton, Sinfin and Cowley) and being worth four shillings. The village Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building. Structural parts of the interior, for example "double-chamfered pointed arches on octagonal piers" appear to be of 11th century in origin. The village of Breaston is clearly visible on the 1648 map of Derbyshire, produced (in Latin) by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu, written as "Braston".

Breaston today is mainly residential. There is the church (St Michael), a primary school, a Methodist chapel, three pubs (three of them still named as they were in 1846 - The Bulls Head, Chequers Inn and The Navigation Inn); a medical centre and a comprehensive range of shops, including a Co-op, located in the centre of the village around the church and the village green. The green (known as Duffield Close) is said to be one of the largest in the country and an annual May Day Fete is held there.

Railway Station

The first Long Eaton railway station was on Sawley Lane, Breaston. First used in 1839, when the line opened, it was the third station on the line west from Nottingham. It was originally called Breaston, but the name was changed to Sawley railway station to avoid confusion with nearby Beeston.

Sport

Although only a relatively small village, Breaston is home to its fair share of sports teams.

Football

Breaston Park FC, founded in 2007, is a child and youth football structure who have various teams at a range of age levels. The Club was nominated for, and won, Erewash Sports Club of the Year 2009, and YEL Small Club of the Year in 2011.

Athletica FC play on Breaston Recreation Ground (in the winter months).

Cricket

Breaston Cricket Club, formed in 1836 play on the Soldiers and Sailors Ground, Risley Lane.

Transport

HS2

In early October 2014, reports emerged that Breaston may be the preferred location for the East Midlands Hub High Speed 2 Phase Two railway station, reverting earlier plans to base the station at Toton, Nottinghamshire. These plans were ruled out by July 2015.

Notable residents

Blessed Edward James, (c.1557-1588) Catholic priest and martyr.
Robert Smith (1848–1899), cricketer who played 103 first-class cricket matches for Derbyshire
William Ewart Gye (1889–1952), pathologist and cancer researcher.
Geoff Hoon (born 1953), politician and MP for Ashfield, 1992-2010; Minister of Defence, 1999-2005, now chairman of Twycross Zoo
Kate Veale (born ca 1975), writes and illustrates children's books, she created the Mr. Moon series
Molly Windsor (born 1997), an English actress, featured in Channel 4 film The Unloved

References

Pointon, Graham. (1983). "BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names". Oxford University Press.
"Breaston Parish Local Area Report". nomis official labour market statistics.
"Key to English Place-names".
"Breaston, Derbyshire". Open Domesday.
Martin, Geoffrey. (2003). "Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". Penguin.
{{National Heritage List for England
"Church of St. Michael". Historic England.
(1648). "Darbiensis comitatvs; vernacuh Darbie Shire". Great Britain. John Bartholomew and Son..
[http://www.picturesofengland.com/pictures/1000/Breaston_1137432495.jpg The Chequers Inn site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130812035310/http://breastonparkfc.co.uk/index.htm Breaston Park Football Club]
[http://www.breaston.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=12&Itemid=109 Breaston Community Forum - Volunteers]
Breakwell, Keith. (1994). "The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley".
[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/breastoncricketclub/ Breaston Cricket Club]
(9 October 2014). "HS2 hub in East Midlands to be relocated". Cognitive Publishing Ltd.
(8 October 2014). "Could HS2's East Midlands hub be relocated to Derbyshire?". BBC News Online.
(15 July 2015). "HS2 East Midlands hub: Toton only location being considered". BBC.

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