Long Eaton
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 54 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 45,000 | ||
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| Post town | NOTTINGHAM | ||
| ZIP code section | NG10 | ||
| prefix | 0115 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East Midlands | ||
| Shire county | Derbyshire | ||
| District | Erewash | ||
| British Parliament | Erewash | ||
Long Eaton is a town in England in the south-west corner of Derbyshire ( East Midlands ). It has been part of the Erewash District since 1974 . Long Eaton is near the River Trent and seven miles southwest of Nottingham .
history
Long Eaton was first mentioned as Aitone in the Domesday Book of 1086. In 1228, the city gained the "long" prefix due to the length of the city. The "Great Fire of Long Eaton" in 1694 destroyed 14 houses and several other buildings on the market square. In the 19th century, Long Eaton developed into the center of lace manufacture. In 1921, the Long Eaton border expanded to include Wilsthorpe and parts of the towns of Sandiacre and Sawley.
architecture
The Palladian Long Eaton Town Hall is now part of the larger Long Eaton Town Hall complex of the late 1980s. According to tradition, the parish church of St. Laurence dates back to the 11th century, possibly built under Canute the Great . However, it is more realistic to date it to the 12th century, after the Norman conquest of England.
education
Long Eaton has two state comprehensive schools, The Long Eaton School and Wilsthorpe Business and Enterprise College, as well as several elementary schools. There is also Trent College and Elms School for children from 3 to 11 years old.
Sports
There are a number of options for practicing sports at Long Eaton, including speedway , soccer, rugby and cricket .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Garry Birtles (born July 27, 1956), football player, won two European Cups with the club
- Mark Draper (born November 11, 1970), football player
- Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton (1898–1996), Labor Party politician
- Saira Khan (born May 15, 1970), TV presenter
- Laura Knight (August 4, 1877 - July 7, 1970), impressionist painter
- Lewis McGugan (born October 25, 1988), football player
- Dougie Squires (born 1932), choreographer
- John Walters (July 11, 1939 - July 30, 2001), radio producer and announcer
Personalities who lived or worked in Long Eaton
- Albert Ball (August 14, 1896 May 7, 1917), fighter pilot, attended Trent College
- Georgia Groome (born February 11, 1992), actress, attended Trent College
- Eric Malpass (born November 14, 1910 - October 16, 1996), writer, lived and worked in Long Eaton
Town twinning
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- ↑ David Gunby: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Ed .: Oxford University Press. 2004, ISBN 0-19-861353-9 , Ball, Albert (1896-1917), pp. 553 ff .
- ↑ Jürgen Bremer: Langen in the heart of Europe . Ed .: Jürgen Bremer, in collaboration with the City of Langen and the Langen Initiative for History and Culture. Langen (Hessen) 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-033328-6 , Long Eaton, p. 220–221 (German, English, French, Spanish, Turkish).
