What is your place?
Where is your place on the
map?
How would you describe the location of your place in relation to Letchworth Garden city?
Ilkeston
Can you draw a simple sketch map to show the location of your place?
Peak District
M1
Nottingham
Derby
Ilkeston
25
26
Approx 6.5 miles NW of Nottingham City Centre
Approx 8 miles NE of Derby City Centre
What would you tell people about Ilkeston?
• Market town
• Rural-urban fringe
• Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border
• Located between Nottingham and Derby
• Population 38,000
• Limited ethnic diversity- majority of the population is white and British
• Ex industrial settlement- primary – coaling mining, secondary, steel production and textiles.
• Employment services/ tertiary related- largest employer is Tesco.