Sandiacre, Derbyshire

Description
Sandiacre, a large village and a parish in Derbyshire. The village stands on the Erewash river and canal, and on the Erewash Valley railway, 6 miles WSW of Nottingham and 9 from Derby. It was once a market-town, and has a station on the railway, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Nottingham. The parish comprises 1224 acres; population, 2256; of the ecclesiastical parish, 2272. There is a parish council consisting of eight members. The manufacture of lace is largely carried on, and there are also railway waggon works and charcoal and blacking mills. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Southwell; net value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Bishop. The church is partly in Norman, Early English, and Decorated styles, was restored in 1883, and consists of chancel, nave, and western tower and spire. It contains several stained windows, a sedilia, and a piscina. There are Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and Free Methodist chapels.