In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Gresley like this:

Gresley, ry. sta., S. Derbyshire, 4½ miles SE. of Burton on Trent. See CHURCH GRESLEY.

Gresley through time

Gresley is now part of SOUTH DERBYSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH DERBYSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gresley itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gresley, in South Derbyshire and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21237

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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