Short Heath is a hamlet near Overseal, in South Derbyshire. It is on the border with Leicestershire and has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England.

Short Heath
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Short Heath Location within Derbyshire
Population	small
OS grid reference	SK294153
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWADLINCOTE
Postcode district	DE12
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 52.729°N 1.551°W / 52.729; -1.551

History

It has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England, but various places make this claim. Nearby Overseal was said to be the population centre of Britain in 1971 with an equal number of people living south as north of it and similarly for east and west. However, this centre has slowly been moving southwards and is now claimed by Appleby Parva in north-west Leicestershire.[1]

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