Heanor

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Template:GBdot Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. It is 8 miles northeast of Derby.

Heanor runs into Langley Mill, and is served by Langley Mill railway station, although, at one time, the LNER had a branch line which terminated in a goods yard and small station in the town. Heanor Grammar School, which was just to the east of the market place, eventually became part of the Southeast Derbyshire College of Further Education.

Coal mining and textiles used to be the major industries of the town. The River Erewash passes through the area. The American Adventure, (two miles outside of town, in the direction of Ilkeston) is a large theme park which was constructed, for the most part, on former colliery-owned land. The Matthew Walker factory, famous world-wide for the production of superb Christmas puddings, was sold in 1992 and became part of the Northern Foods group.

Heanor has a population of just over 23,000.

Heanor Clarion Cycling Club was founded in 1929 (website www.heanorclarion.org.uk), but the jewel in the sporting crown of Heanor has to be 'The Lions' - Heanor Town Football Club. Established in 1883, the club is a member of the 'Abacus Lighting' Central Midlands Football League, and is well-supported. The Heanor and District Local History Society, established in 1968, gives details of the area's history on its website www.HeanorHistory.org.uk.

The local newspaper which serves, amongst others, the communities of Ripley, Heanor, Marpool, Loscoe, Waingroves, Aldercar, Crosshill and Codnor is the 'Ripley and Heanor News'. However, its circulation area is not limited to these towns and villages and could be considered to extend from Whatstandwell in the west, to Brinsley in the east; from South Normanton in the north, to Coxbench in the south. It is published each Thursday.