Overseal and Castle Gresley
Built-up area in South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.749, -1.574 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 28 16 |
| Dialling code: | 01283 (Burton-on-Trent) |
Overseal and Castle Gresley are neighbouring villages in South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, sitting on the county’s southern edge close to the Leicestershire border and the former mining town of Swadlincote. Set amid the young woodlands of the National Forest, the area mixes rolling countryside with the visible traces of its industrial past.
Historically both communities grew around coal, clay and local manufacturing, and that heritage remains in former pit sites, Victorian terraces and small industrial buildings; Castle Gresley’s name also hints at medieval origins and old landowning families. Today they are largely residential villages with local shops, pubs and village halls, popular with commuters to nearby towns while benefiting from woodland planting, walking routes and a strong local community life.
Postcode districts covering Overseal and Castle Gresley
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 23.1 miles
- Leicester 20.7 miles
- Coventry 23.6 miles
- Nottingham 22.7 miles
- Derby 11.9 miles
- Walsall 20.5 miles
- West Bromwich 22.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 4.8 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 16.5 miles
- Nuneaton 16 miles
- Cannock 18.8 miles
- Tamworth 10 miles
Neighbouring places
- Linton Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Castle Gresley Parish 0.8 miles
- Church Gresley Ward 0.8 miles
- Overseal Parish 0.9 miles
- Ashby Woulds Parish 1.7 miles
- Stanton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Swadlincote Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Cauldwell Parish 1.9 miles
- Moira Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Seales Ward 2.2 miles
- Newhall and Stanton Ward 2.2 miles
- Netherseal Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Overseal and Castle Gresley
DE12 6JJ, DE12 6NF, DE11 9JW, DE12 6LZ, DE12 6NN, DE11 9HG, DE12 6LT, DE12 6LA, DE12 6JL … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 11.7 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 21.7 miles
- Burton-on-Trent Railway Station 4.9 miles
- Willington Railway Station 7.2 miles
Hotels near Overseal and Castle Gresley Ad
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- The Staff of Life 4 5.8 miles
- The Boot Inn 4 6.4 miles
- Riverside Hotel Branston by Greene King Inns 4 4.6 miles
- Appleby Inn Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Burton Upon Trent 3 5.2 miles
- Constantine House 5.3 miles
- Dovecliff Hall Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Hilton at St George's Park, Burton Upon Trent 4 8.7 miles
- Champneys Springs 4.7 miles
Schools in Overseal and Castle Gresley
- Overseal Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 7 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 9.6 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 10 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles
- Pride Park Stadium 12.6 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 12.6 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 15.4 miles
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles