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Ilkeston

Market town in Derbyshire, founded c.5AD. Named for its supposed founder Elch or Elcha, an Anglian chieftain ("Elka's Tun" = Elka's Town). It is called Tilchestune in the Domesday Book.

It is one of the few places where the distinctive dialect of East Midlands English is extensively spoken. It is referred to as 'Ilson' in this dialect.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilkeston

Recent city comments:

  • Larklands, Incorrect (guest) wrote 13 years ago:
    This is so wrong, for starters Larklands is only small area, consisting of the old Ilkeston Common, The highlighted area on map is half of it is Gallows Inn, parkfarm and Kensington. Also Hallamfields is wrong, part of it is actually Little Hallam Town
  • Stanton Road Cemetery, oldatcgit (guest) wrote 15 years ago:
    Website: http://www.friendsofstantonroadcemetery.org.uk/
  • A6007 Heanor Road, bigmomma5 (guest) wrote 15 years ago:
    weres the telephone number?
  • Gemflex Engineering, rmsarno (guest) wrote 17 years ago:
    kapoy kaayo sige ug tingdog kay mg atang sa conveyor machine.
  • Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy, ArbusDriver wrote 17 years ago:
    The photos (taken by me on 2001-12-26) were uploaded from Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ilkeston_Grammar_School cc-by-sa-2.0-uk licensing applies. -Arb.
52°58'17"N   1°18'33"W
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