Everything about North East Derbyshire totally explained
» See also the North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency).
North East Derbyshire is a
local government district in
Derbyshire,
England. It borders the districts of
Chesterfield,
Bolsover,
Amber Valley and
Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, and
Sheffield and
Rotherham in
South Yorkshire.
The district offices are based outside the district, in the town of Chesterfield, which the district surrounds on three sides, and thus acts as the shopping and work centre for much of the district.
Settlements in the district include:
» Arkwright Town,
Ashover
Barlow » Calow,
Clay Cross
Danesmoor,
Dronfield » Eckington
Grassmoor » Holmesfield,
Holymoorside,
Holmewood
Killamarsh » North Wingfield
Pilsley » Renishaw,
Ridgeway
Shirland,
Spinkhill,
Stonebroom » Tupton
Wingerworth
The district was formed on
April 1,
1974, under the
Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the
Clay Cross and
Dronfield urban districts along with all but one parish of
Chesterfield Rural District.
Coal Mining
The district, along with the district of
Bolsover and much of the surrounding area of
South Yorkshire, was a major producer of
coal when a large seam was discovered during the building of the
Clay Cross railway tunnel. Coal mining became the main industry of the region. During the
1980s the
Conservative government closed down many of the mines after a dispute between the government and the
National Union of miners, which is known as the
miners' strike.
The strike began when the government reneged on previous declarations and announced the closure of the majority of pits due to unprofitability and inefficiency. The strike lasted for a year between 1984 and 1985. The strike was observed by approximately 70% of miners in North East Derbyshire. It caused massive social upheaval as traditionally close-knit communities became divided between those who worked and those who didn't. Striking miners went unpaid and were not entitled to state welfare benefits, meaning that thousands of families relied on handouts and poverty became rife.
The strike was resolved by the spring of 1985, when the government effectively defeated the NUM and continued its policy of mine closures. The closure of the pits resulted in the closure of many associated industries, which decimated the local communities. Many former pit villages have struggled to recover. There are now no deep pit mines left in North East Derbyshire.
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