Short_Heath,_Derbyshire

Short Heath, Derbyshire

Short Heath, Derbyshire

Human settlement in England

Short Heath is a hamlet near Overseal, in South Derbyshire. It is on the border with Leicestershire and has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England.

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History

It has a sign where it claims to be the centre of England, but various places make this claim. Nearby Overseal was said to be the population centre of Britain in 1971 with an equal number of people living south as north of it and similarly for east and west. However, this centre has slowly been moving southwards and is now claimed by Appleby Parva in north-west Leicestershire.[1]

References

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    Overseal -= centre of Britain Archived 2007-11-23 at the Wayback Machine accessed 30 December 2007
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