{{Short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name = Breaston |static_image_name = File:Breaston Village Green.jpg |static_image_caption = Duffield Close, Breaston |civil_parish = Breaston |country = England |region = East Midlands |shire_county = Derbyshire |shire_district = Erewash |area_total_sq_mi = 3.1100529 |area_total_km2 = 8.055 |population = 4,455 |population_ref = (2011) |coordinates = {{coord|52.898|-1.314|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference = SK462336 |london_distance_mi = 108.99 |post_town = DERBY |postcode_area = DE |postcode_district = DE72 |dial_code = 01332 |constituency_westminster = Erewash |website = [https://breastonparish.co.uk Breaston Parish Council] }} '''Breaston''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Breaston.ogg|ˈ|b|r|iː|s|t|ən}} {{respell|BREE|stən}})<ref>{{cite book |last=Pointon |first=Graham |author-link= |date=1983 |title=BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names |url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page= |isbn=0-19-212976-7 }}</ref> is a large village and civil parish in the Erewash district, in the south-east of Derbyshire and lies approximately {{convert|6.81|mi|km}} east of the city of Derby and {{convert|8|mi|km}} west of the city of Nottingham. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 4,455.<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04002826 |title=Breaston Parish Local Area Report |website=nomisweb.co.uk |publisher=nomis official labour market statistics |accessdate=2022-04-09 }}</ref> The settlement name Breaston means 'Braegd's farm/settlement': (Old English) for a personal name and 'tūn' (Old English) for either an enclosure, farmstead, village, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Derbyshire/Breaston |title=Key to English Place-names |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk |accessdate=2022-04-09 }}</ref>
==History== left|thumb|245px|St Michael's Church Mentioned in the Domesday Book Survey of 1086, Breaston was a settlement in the Hundred of Morleystone wapentake and the county of Derbyshire. It had an estimated population of 15.8 households in 1086.<ref name="Domesday (1086)">{{cite web|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SK4533/breaston/ |title=Breaston, Derbyshire |website=opendomesday.org |publisher=Open Domesday |accessdate=2022-04-09}}</ref> At the time it was mentioned as belonging to Henry de Ferrers (Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including land in Swarkestone, Markeaton, Sinfin and Cowley) and being worth four shillings.<ref name="Martin (2003)">{{cite book |last=Martin |first=Geoffrey |author-link= |date=2003 |title=Domesday Book: A Complete Translation |url= |location=London |publisher=Penguin |page=748 |isbn=0-14-143994-7 }}</ref> The village Church of St Michael is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1087960|desc=Church of St Michael|access-date=9 April 2022|grade=I}}</ref> Structural parts of the interior, for example "double-chamfered pointed arches on octagonal piers" appear to be of 11th century in origin.<ref name="Church of St. Michael">{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087960?section=official-list-entry |title=Church of St. Michael |website=historicengland.org.uk |publisher=Historic England |accessdate=2022-04-09 }}</ref> The village of Breaston is clearly visible on the 1648 map of Derbyshire, produced (in Latin) by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu, written as "Braston".<ref>{{Cite map |author1 = Joan Blaeu |author-link = Joan Blaeu |year = 1648 |title = Darbiensis comitatvs; vernacuh Darbie Shire |edition = |scale = |series = |location = |publisher = Great Britain. John Bartholomew and Son. |oclc = |url= https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002cf64f }}</ref>
thumb|left|245px|The Navigation left|thumb|245px|Risley Lane, Breaston Breaston today is mainly residential. There is the church (St Michael), a primary school, a Methodist chapel, three pubs (three of them still named as they were in 1846 - The Bulls Head, Chequers Inn<ref>[http://www.picturesofengland.com/pictures/1000/Breaston_1137432495.jpg The Chequers Inn site]</ref> and The Navigation Inn); a medical centre and a comprehensive range of shops, including a Co-op, located in the centre of the village around the church and the village green. The green (known as Duffield Close) is said to be one of the largest in the country {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} and an annual May Day Fete is held there.
===Railway Station=== The first Long Eaton railway station was on Sawley Lane, Breaston. First used in 1839, when the line opened, it was the third station on the line west from Nottingham. It was originally called Breaston, but the name was changed to Sawley railway station to avoid confusion with nearby Beeston.
==Sport== Although only a relatively small village, Breaston is home to its fair share of sports teams. ===Football=== Breaston Park FC, founded in 2007, is a child and youth football structure who have various teams at a range of age levels.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130812035310/http://breastonparkfc.co.uk/index.htm Breaston Park Football Club]</ref> The Club was nominated for, and won, Erewash Sports Club of the Year 2009, and YEL Small Club of the Year in 2011.<ref>[http://www.breaston.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=12&Itemid=109 Breaston Community Forum - Volunteers]</ref><br>
Athletica FC play on Breaston Recreation Ground (in the winter months). ===Cricket=== Breaston Cricket Club, formed in 1836<ref name="Breakwell 1994">{{cite book |title=The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley |date=1994 |first=Keith |last=Breakwell |isbn=978-0-9521-4371-0}}</ref> play on the Soldiers and Sailors Ground, Risley Lane.<ref>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/breastoncricketclub/ Breaston Cricket Club]</ref>
==Transport== ===HS2=== In early October 2014, reports emerged that Breaston may be the preferred location for the East Midlands Hub High Speed 2 Phase Two railway station, reverting earlier plans to base the station at Toton, Nottinghamshire.<ref name=RTMBreaston>{{cite news|title=HS2 hub in East Midlands to be relocated|url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/hs2-hub-in-east-midlands-to-be-relocated|accessdate=25 October 2014|work=Rail Technology Magazine|publisher=Cognitive Publishing Ltd|date=9 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=BBCHessBreaston>{{cite news|last1=Hess|first1=John|title=Could HS2's East Midlands hub be relocated to Derbyshire?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29538362|accessdate=25 October 2014|work=BBC News Online|date=8 October 2014}}</ref> These plans were ruled out by July 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=HS2 East Midlands hub: Toton only location being considered|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-33528484|accessdate=29 July 2015|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=15 July 2015}}</ref>
Trentbarton runs a bus route named 'Indigo' through the village, connecting it with Derby, Long Eaton and Nottingham up to every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday, every 30 minutes on Sundays and Monday to Saturday evenings, and every hour Sunday evenings. Nightbuses also run through until 3am towards Derby and until 4am towards Nottingham.
==Notable residents== * Blessed Edward James, (c.1557-1588) Catholic priest and martyr. * Robert Smith (1848–1899), cricketer who played 103 first-class cricket matches for Derbyshire * William Ewart Gye (1889–1952), pathologist and cancer researcher. * Geoff Hoon (born 1953), politician and MP for Ashfield, 1992-2010; Minister of Defence, 1999-2005, now chairman of Twycross Zoo * Kate Veale (born ca 1975), writes and illustrates children's books, she created the ''Mr. Moon'' series * Molly Windsor (born 1997), an English actress, featured in ''Channel 4'' film ''The Unloved''
==See also== * Listed buildings in Breaston * Western Mere Secondary School
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://breastonparish.co.uk Breaston Parish Council] * [http://breaston.info/ Breaston Village Website] * [http://www.breastonpreschoolplaygroup.org.uk/ Breaston Pre-school Playgroup] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070308102459/http://www.erewash.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/TourismTravel/placesToVisit/breaston.htm Page at Erewash Council] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071021211241/http://www.ingirum.co.uk/breaston/shops.htm Shops in Breaston] * [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/breastoncricketclub/ Breaston Cricket Club Website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130521131912/http://breastonparkfc.co.uk/ Breaston Park Football Club] * [https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/breastonparkfootballclub/ Breaston Park Football Club - pitchero site] {{Commons category|Breaston}}
{{Geographic Location |title = '''Destinations from Breaston''' |Northwest = Ockbrook |North = Risley |Northeast = Sandiacre |West = Draycott |Centre = Breaston |East = Long Eaton |Southwest = Church Wilne |South = Sawley |Southeast = Thrumpton }}
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Category:Villages in Derbyshire Category:Civil parishes in Derbyshire Category:Borough of Erewash