Somercotes and Swanwick
Built-up area in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.077, -1.381 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 41 53 |
| Dialling code: | 01773 (Ripley) |
Somercotes and Swanwick sit in the borough of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, on the eastern edge of the East Midlands and within easy commuting distance of Derby and Nottingham. Somercotes grew up around 19th-century coal mining and local industry, which still shapes its terraces and community memory, while Swanwick feels a little more village-like, centred on its Georgian hall and pockets of former estate land and woodland.
Nowadays both places are a mix of residential neighbourhoods, small-scale industry and local shops, with sports clubs, village halls and active conservation of green spaces reflecting that industrial past alongside quieter modern living. Good road links via the nearby M1 corridor and local A‑roads make them popular with commuters, yet each maintains a strong local identity and community life.
Postcode districts covering Somercotes and Swanwick
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Nottingham 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Derby 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Mansfield 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Burton upon Trent 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Rotherham 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Chesterfield 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Loughborough 22.4 miles36 km
- West Bridgford 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Long Eaton 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Newark-on-Trent 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Swanwick Parish 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Somercotes Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Ironville & Riddings Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Alfreton Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Pye Bridge Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Ironville Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Pentrich Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- South Normanton West Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Jacksdale & Westwood Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Jacksdale and Westwood Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ripley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Codnor Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Somercotes and Swanwick
DE55 4TQ, DE55 4DW, DE55 1AZ, DE55 4AN, DE55 4QH, DE55 4GB, DE55 1SF, DE55 1EJ, DE55 1LY … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 32 miles51.5 km
- Midland Railway - (Swanwick Junction Station) 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Midland Railway - Butterley 1.2 miles2 km
Hotels near Somercotes and Swanwick Ad
- The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn South Normanton M1, Jct.28 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel 4 3.8 miles6 km
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Oakhill 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Days Inn Chesterfield - Tibshelf 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Eastwood Hall 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Strutt Arms 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Hogs Head Hotel 7 miles11.2 km
- The Bear Inn 3 6.3 miles10.2 km
Schools in Somercotes and Swanwick
- Riddings Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Riddings Junior School Primary
- Somercotes Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Somerlea Park Junior School Primary
- Swanwick Hall School Secondary
- Swanwick Primary School Primary
- Swanwick School and Sports College Special
Local points of interest
- The Impact arena Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Hardwick Hall Country house 7 miles11.3 km
- Field Mill Stadium 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Pride Park Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Job's Wood Forest 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 13 miles20.9 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Rough Wood Forest 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 13.7 miles22 km
- Meadow Lane Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km