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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Somercotes like this:
SOMERCOTES, a village in Alfreton parish, Derby; 2 miles SE of Alfreton. It has a post-office under Alfreton, the church of Riddings, and two Methodist chapels
Somercotes is now part of AMBER VALLEY District. Click here for graphs and data of how AMBER VALLEY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Somercotes itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Somercotes, in Amber Valley and Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24507
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Somercotes".
