Heanor is a town in the Amber Valley region of Derbyshire, England. It is 8 miles northeast of Derby. Heanor's population is just over 23,000.

Heanor runs into Langley Mill and is served by Langley Mill railway station. Formerly the Midland Railway had a line between Shipley Gate and Butterley that passed through Heanor, and the Great Northern Railway had a branch line which terminated in a goods yard and small station in Heanor.

Coal mining and textiles used to be the major industries of the town. The River Erewash passes through the area. The American Adventure, (two miles outside of town, in the direction of Ilkeston) is a large theme park which was constructed, for the most part, on former colliery-owned land. The Matthew Walker factory, famous world-wide for the production of superb Christmas puddings, was sold in 1992 and became part of the Northern Foods group.

Heanor Clarion Cycling Club was founded in 1929 (website www.heanorclarion.org.uk ), but the jewel in the sporting crown of Heanor has to be 'The Lions' - Heanor Town Football Club. Established in 1883, the club is a member of the 'Abacus Lighting' Central Midlands League Supreme Division, and is well-supported. The Heanor and District Local History Society, established in 1968, gives details of the area's history on its website www.HeanorHistory.org.uk .

Heanor Grammar School, which was just to the east of the market place, is now part of the Southeast Derbyshire College of Further Education.

The local newspaper which serves, amongst others, the communities of Ripley, Heanor, Marlpool, Loscoe, Waingroves, Aldercar, Crosshill and Codnor is the 'Ripley and Heanor News'. However, its circulation area is not limited to these towns and villages and could be considered to extend from Whatstandwell in the west, to Brinsley in the east; from South Normanton in the north, to Coxbench in the south. It is published each Thursday.

The Heanor Town Directory

Category:Towns in Derbyshire