Castle Gresley

Castle Gresley
Linton Road
Castle Gresley Location within Derbyshire
Population	1,799 (2011 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
UK Parliament	South Derbyshire

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.

Castle Gresley has the remains of a motte and bailey castle known locally as Castle Knob.[3]

Transport

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 closed in the 20th century but the line remains open for freight traffic. The station building has been converted to a furniture store.

The village is on the A444 between Overseal (southeast) and Stanton (northwest). It is also connected by unclassified roads to Church Gresley to the east and Linton to the south.

The village has several bus routes available, operated by Diamond East Midlands.

References

1. "Area selected: South Derbyshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
3. Historic England. "Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle, Castle Gresley (1011209)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2021.