Museums · East Midlands
Mickleover
In or near Repton.
Mickleover — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Willington · 5.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Mickleover is a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Mickleover is a museum located in the East Midlands. It showcases the local history and heritage of the area, providing insights into the region's past. The museum features various exhibits that reflect the cultural development of Mickleover and its surroundings.
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Background
History
The earliest recorded mention of Mickleover (and its close neighbour, Littleover) comes in 1011, when an early charter has King Aethelred granting Morcar, a high-ranking Mercian Thegn, land along the Trent and in Eastern Derbyshire, including land in the Mickleover and Littleover areas, consolidating estates he had inherited in North-East Derbyshire from his kinsman through marriage, Wulfric Spot, who founded Burton Abbey on the Staffs-Derbys border. Mickleover appears in Domesday Book when it was still owned by the abbey. At the time of the Domesday Survey, 1086, Mickleover was known as Magna (the Old English version of this is Micel) Oufra. Magna, in early Latin means Great; oufra coming…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9010, -1.5520
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Parish
- Burnaston
- Postcode
- DE3 0XX
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Nearest railway station
- Willington — 5.4 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Mickleover (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Old Hall
Historic houses · 0.4 km
Mickleover War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.5 km
All Saints Parish Church
Cemeteries · 0.5 km
Mickleover
Villages · 0.8 km
The Millennium Centre
Natural landmarks · 1.8 km
Section of Rykneld Street Roman road and remains of Bronze Age cemetery at Littleover
Archaeological sites · 2.3 km
Radbourne Hall
Historic houses · 2.4 km
Bridge To 10 Metres South Of Porch To St Andrews Church
Historic bridges · 2.7 km
Radbourne
Villages · 2.9 km
Littleover War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 3.1 km
Littleover
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Findern Village Sign
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mickleover?
- Mickleover is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE3 0XX), in the parish of Burnaston.
- What is Mickleover?
- Mickleover — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mickleover?
- The nearest railway station is Willington, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE3 0XX.
- How do I get to Mickleover?
- The nearest railway station is Willington, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE3 0XX.