Heanor

Heanor (/ˈhiːnə/) is a town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. It lies north-east of Derby and forms, with the adjacent village of Loscoe, the civil parish and town council-administered area of Heanor and Loscoe, which had a population of 17,251 in the 2011 census.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Heanor
UK place.type: town
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.population: 17,251
UK place.population_ref: Whole administrative parish (2011 census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SK 43334 46528
UK place.parts_type: Areas of the town
UK place.p1: Heanor Gate
UK place.p2: Langley
UK place.p3: Loscoe (Village)
UK place.p4: Marlpool (Village)
UK place.p5: Shipley (Village)
UK place.p6: Town Centre
UK place.post_town: HEANOR
UK place.postcode_area: DE
UK place.postcode_district: DE75
UK place.dial_code: 01773

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Wikidata facts

Population: 17251
Image: Heanor 016154 f6154fd4.jpg
Dialing code: 01773

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Commons category: Heanor
OS grid reference: SK433465
postal code: DE75
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History
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Geography
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Heanorites
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==History== The name Heanor derives from the Old English hēan (the dative form of hēah) and ofer, and means "[place at] the high ridge". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hainoure, with its entry stating: