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 miles37.2 km
- Leicester 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Coventry 23.6 miles38 km
- Nottingham 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Derby 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Walsall 20.5 miles33.1 km
- West Bromwich 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Burton upon Trent 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Sutton Coldfield 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Nuneaton 16 miles25.7 km
- Cannock 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Tamworth 10 miles16 km
Neighbouring places
- Linton Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Castle Gresley Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Church Gresley Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Overseal Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ashby Woulds Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stanton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Swadlincote Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Cauldwell Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Moira Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Seales Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Newhall and Stanton Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Netherseal Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Overseal and Castle Gresley
DE12 6NY, DE12 6NQ, DE11 9HS, DE12 6NF, DE12 6GZ, DE12 6LG, DE11 9HA, DE12 6JP, DE12 6JL … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Birmingham International Airport 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Burton-on-Trent Railway Station 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Willington Railway Station 7.2 miles11.6 km
Hotels near Overseal and Castle Gresley Ad
- Ibis Styles Burton on Trent 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Staff of Life 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Boot Inn 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Riverside Hotel Branston by Greene King Inns 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Burton Upon Trent 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Appleby Inn Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Constantine House 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Dovecliff Hall Hotel 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Champneys Springs 4.7 miles7.6 km
Schools in Overseal and Castle Gresley
- Overseal Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 7 miles11.3 km
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Donington Park Recreation 10 miles16.2 km
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Pride Park Stadium 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Hams Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Blithfield Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.9 km
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km