Ilkeston

Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/textiles, have now all but disappeared.

Ilkeston
Ilkeston Market Place (August 2003)
Ilkeston
Location within Derbyshire
Population38,640 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK 46399 41774
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
List
Post townILKESTON
Postcode districtDE7
Dialling code0115
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The town is close to both Derby and Nottingham and is near the M1 motorway and the border with Nottinghamshire. The eastern boundary of Ilkeston is only two miles from Nottingham's western edge and it is part of the Nottingham Urban Area.

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