Draycott & Risley
Ward in Erewash, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.906, -1.332 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 45 34 |
| Dialling code: | 01332 (Derby) |
Draycott & Risley is an electoral ward in the borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England, sitting among a string of semi-rural villages between Derby and Nottingham. The ward combines a quiet, community-focused village feel with a commuter population, small shops, pubs and local clubs, while retaining visible traces of its historic past in agriculture and small-scale textile and milling trades; lanes and nearby river valleys offer pleasant countryside walks and a sense of local continuity. Economically it mixes local services and light industry with many residents travelling to larger towns for work, and culturally it’s characterised by village events and parish life rather than by major tourist attractions.
Postcode districts covering Draycott & Risley
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 21.1 miles
- Nottingham 8 miles
- Derby 6 miles
- Mansfield 17.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 14.6 miles
- Chesterfield 24.2 miles
- Tamworth 24.5 miles
- Loughborough 10.6 miles
- West Bridgford 8.6 miles
- Long Eaton 2.1 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.2 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 24.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Breaston and Draycott Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Breaston Parish 0.9 miles
- Draycott and Church Wilne Parish 1 mile
- Hopwell Parish 1.1 miles
- Risley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Derby Road West Ward 1.7 miles
- Sandiacre Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Borrowash Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wilsthorpe Ward 2 miles
- Ockbrook & Borrowash Ward 2 miles
- Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish 2 miles
- Long Eaton Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Draycott & Risley
DE72 3TX, DE72 3NA, DE72 3QN, DE72 3WJ, NG10 5QY, DE72 3NU, DE72 3LZ, DE72 3QE, DE72 3QJ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 5.2 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 35.7 miles
- Long Eaton Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Spondon Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Nottingham Bus Station 8.2 miles
Hotels near Draycott & Risley Ad
- Holiday Inn Derby/Nottingham 3 1.6 miles
- Novotel Nottingham Derby 3 1.4 miles
- The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant 4 5.9 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel East Midlands Airport 4 5.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express East Midlands Airport 3 5.7 miles
- Crowne Plaza East Midlands Airport 4 5.1 miles
- The Priest House On The River 4 4.8 miles
- Blue Jay, Derby by Marston's Inns 3.9 miles
- The Jubilee Hotel & Conferences 3 6.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Derby Pride Park 3 5.3 miles
Schools in Draycott & Risley
- Friesland School Secondary
- Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pride Park Stadium 4.8 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 5.6 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 5.6 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 7.8 miles
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 8.3 miles
- Meadow Lane Stadium 8.5 miles
- City Ground Stadium 8.6 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles
- The Impact arena Stadium 13.2 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles
- Job's Wood Forest 15.5 miles