Langley Mill

Infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 53.018
longitude = -1.339
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name =Langley Mill
population =
shire_district = Amber Valley
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town = NOTTINGHAM
postcode_district = NG16
postcode_area = NG
dial_code = 01773
os_grid_reference = SK444469

Langley Mill is a small town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. It is very close to the border with Nottinghamshire, and runs into the towns of Aldercar (to the north) and Heanor (to the south). Across the River Erewash is the Nottinghamshire town of Eastwood. It is part of the Aldercar and Langley Mill parish. Although the town has an "NG" postcode, with Nottingham in its postal address, it is firmly part of Derbyshire. (The boundary used to be the River Erewash, but the canal basin moved from Nottinghamshire to Derbyshire a few years ago, and the A610 is the new boundary.)

Originally named "Long Lea", the village of Langley Mill was a major employer throughout the mid 1900s with many companies including The Flour Mill, Langley Mill Pottery, Aristoc & Co Ltd and Vic Hallam Limited.

Aristoc & Co Limited on North Street became a target for German Bombers during the Second World War. Originally a manufacturer of silk stockings, Aristoc manufactured parachutes for the war effort. The buildings have now been replaced with housing.

Adam Morgan is a local celebrity in the area after his successful cricket career for Denby Cricket Club (DCC).

International Superbike champion Ron Haslam hailed from Langley Mill. He won many titles in the 1970s and early 1980s on the international motorcycle scene, pitting his natural talents against major stars including Barry Sheene.

Langley ("not" Langley Mill) is in the Heanor and Loscoe parish.

The town is the site of Langley Mill railway station, on the Erewash Valley Line. The A610 £2.5m Langley Mill Bypass was opened on September 8 1983, by Joe Carty, the leader of Derbyshire County Council.

See also

*List of places in Derbyshire

External links

* [http://www.HeanorHistory.org.uk/ Heanor and District Local History Society] , whose web site has several pages connected with Langley Mill
* [http://www.thebridgecentre.org/ The Bridge Centre (The Langley Mill and Aldercar Community Resource Centre)]