Dorket Head is an area located between Calverton and Arnold. At the centre is a cross roads between the B684 leading to the A614/A60 and Mapperley, and Calverton Road, between Arnold and Calverton. It is located within the Borough of Gedling

Gedling

Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in Arnold. It is part of the Greater Nottingham metropolitan area lying to the North and East of the City of Nottingham....

, and officially is located within Arnold. It is the highest elevation within Nottingham

Nottingham

Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

 at 146 meters above sea level.
Dorket Head has two radio masts, one owned by Central Networks and the other which is owned by East Midland Communications . Recently there has been a third mast erected, which is for a local Internet Company. There is a Biffa

Biffa

Biffa Waste Services is one of the UK's largest integrated waste management businesses, providing collection, landfill, recycling and special waste services to local authorities and industrial and commercial clients.-History:...

 waste landfill site (nearing completion) and a Brick Works at Dorket Head. There is also a trig point

Trig point

A triangulation station, also known as a triangulation pillar, trigonometrical station, trigonometrical point, trig station, trig beacon or trig point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity...

on Dorket Head.