Castle Gresley is a village and civil parish about 1.75 miles (2.82 km) southwest of the centre of Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, England. The population was 1,566 at the 2001 Census increasing to 1,799 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village of Church Gresley.

Castle Gresley
Linton Road
Castle Gresley Location within Derbyshire
Population	1,799 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SK2718
Civil parish	Castle Gresley
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swadlincote
Postcode district	DE11
Dialling code	01283
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	South Derbyshire
List of places UK England Derbyshire 52.759°N 1.588°W / 52.759; -1.588

Castle Gresley has the remains of a motte and bailey castle known locally as Castle Knob.[3]

Transport

In 1849 the Midland Railway opened the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line through the parish and Gresley railway station at Castle Gresley. The station was closed in the 20th century but the line remains open for freight traffic. The train station has since been converted to a furniture store.

The village has the A444 road running through it, from the next village in Overseal towards Stanton. It is also connected to Church Gresley and Linton via road.

The village has several bus routes available, which are operated by Midland Classic.

References

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