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 miles
- Nottingham 11.3 miles
- Derby 12.1 miles
- Mansfield 9.2 miles
- Burton upon Trent 21.6 miles
- Rotherham 24.5 miles
- Chesterfield 12.2 miles
- Loughborough 22.4 miles
- West Bridgford 14.8 miles
- Long Eaton 13.4 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 5.5 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Swanwick Parish 0.6 miles
- Somercotes Parish 0.8 miles
- Ironville & Riddings Ward 1.2 miles
- Alfreton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Pye Bridge Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Ironville Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Pentrich Parish 1.8 miles
- South Normanton West Ward 2.1 miles
- Jacksdale & Westwood Ward 2.3 miles
- Jacksdale and Westwood Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Ripley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Codnor Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Somercotes and Swanwick
DE55 4NT, DE55 1RT, DE55 4LY, DE55 1RF, DE55 7RL, DE55 4BD, DE55 1BP, DE55 1RJ, DE55 1RP … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 17.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 32 miles
- Midland Railway - (Swanwick Junction Station) 0.9 miles
- Midland Railway - Butterley 1.2 miles
Hotels near Somercotes and Swanwick Ad
- The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor 4 5.8 miles
- Holiday Inn South Normanton M1, Jct.28 4 3.1 miles
- Santo's Higham Farm Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Oakhill 4 7.6 miles
- Days Inn Chesterfield - Tibshelf 3 4.6 miles
- Eastwood Hall 4 4.7 miles
- The Strutt Arms 6.7 miles
- Hogs Head Hotel 7 miles
- Peak Edge Hotel 4 9.8 miles
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 miles
- Hardwick Hall Country house 7 miles
- Field Mill Stadium 8.6 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 9.9 miles
- Pride Park Stadium 11.5 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Job's Wood Forest 12.9 miles
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 13 miles
- Chatsworth House Estate 13.3 miles
- Rough Wood Forest 13.5 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 13.7 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 13.7 miles