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About Somercotes

Somercotes lies in Derbyshire's former mining heartland, easily reached via the A38 through Alfreton or directly from M1 Junction 28. The town serves commuters heading to Derby, Nottingham, and Sheffield, with over 150 EV charging points nearby. Its claim to fame is the adjacent Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, where vintage steam locomotives chug through landscapes once dominated by coal mines.

Where is Somercotes on the map?

Somercotes is in England, at 53.081, -1.371 - about 9 km north-east of Buckland Hollow.

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The closest airport to Somercotes is East Midlands Airport, 43 km (about 33 min by car).

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