Erewash Museum
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The Erewash Museum is a museum in the town of Ilkeston
, Erewash
, in Derbyshire
, England
. The building that houses the museum is named the Dalby House after one of the families who inhabited it, and has served as a school and a private dwelling.
The museum opened in the 1980s, and focuses on the history of the Erewash area, with exhibits covering World War II, archaeology, and the Stanton Ironworks.
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550...
, Erewash
Erewash
Erewash is a local government district and borough in eastern Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby and the west of Nottingham. It contains the towns of Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Sandiacre and fourteen civil parishes....
, in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The building that houses the museum is named the Dalby House after one of the families who inhabited it, and has served as a school and a private dwelling.
The museum opened in the 1980s, and focuses on the history of the Erewash area, with exhibits covering World War II, archaeology, and the Stanton Ironworks.