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 miles34 km
- Nottingham 8 miles12.9 km
- Derby 6 miles9.6 km
- Mansfield 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Burton upon Trent 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Chesterfield 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Tamworth 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Loughborough 10.6 miles17 km
- West Bridgford 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Long Eaton 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Newark-on-Trent 24.8 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Breaston and Draycott Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Breaston Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Draycott and Church Wilne Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Hopwell Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Risley Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Derby Road West Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Sandiacre Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Borrowash Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wilsthorpe Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Ockbrook & Borrowash Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Ockbrook and Borrowash Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Long Eaton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Draycott & Risley
DE72 3QS, DE72 3NS, DE72 3WL, NG10 5HF, DE72 3NY, NG10 5NQ, NG10 5QY, DE72 3NA, DE72 3QP … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Birmingham International Airport 35.7 miles57.5 km
- Long Eaton Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Spondon Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Nottingham Bus Station 8.2 miles13.2 km
Hotels near Draycott & Risley Ad
- Novotel Nottingham Derby 4 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Dbs Serviced Apartments - the Delven 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Derby Nottingham M1 J25 4 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Morley Hayes Hotel 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Bondgate Hotel East Midlands Airport 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Horse and Jockey 3 miles4.8 km
- Hilton East Midlands Airport 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Orchard Hotel & Restaurant 4 6 miles9.7 km
- B&B Hotel Derby 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
Schools in Draycott & Risley
- Friesland School Secondary
- Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pride Park Stadium 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Clifton Hall Country house 5.6 miles9 km
- Donington Park Recreation 5.6 miles9 km
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Broadmarsh Shopping centre 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Meadow Lane Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km
- City Ground Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Impact arena Stadium 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Job's Wood Forest 15.5 miles24.9 km