Stanley, Derbyshire

Infobox UK place
country = England
static_

static_image_caption=Part of the village
latitude = 52.960
longitude = -1.380
map_type = Derbyshire
official_name = Stanley
population =
shire_district = Erewash
shire_county = Derbyshire
region = East Midlands
constituency_westminster =
post_town =ILKESTON
postcode_district = DE7
postcode_area = DE
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SK417404

Stanley is a village located roughly half way between Derby and Ilkeston in Derbyshire, England. The village is part of the Stanley and Stanley Common Local Government Parish, Stanley Common being a separate village a little to the North. Since 1974 it has been part of the Borough of Erewash. [ [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Stanley/index.html Stanley at Genuki] 23 December 2007] [ [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~alanbloor/SOPS.htm The Stanley One Place Study (useful information for researching family history in Stanley] ]

The main local employer was traditionally the coal industry until the Stanley Colliery closed in 1959. The Church of England Church of St Andrew dates from the 12th Century and still contains a few Norman features. It was greatly restored in 1876. Stanley has a pub, a Post Office and Newsagent, a Village Hall and a Primary School.

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