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Netherseal is the southernmost village of the English county of 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...

, less than 2 miles from the neighbouring county of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, and is close to the A444 and the important M42 motorway, on the banks of the River Mease
River Mease
The River Mease is a lowland clay river in the Midlands area of England. It flows through the counties of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire and forms the administrative border between these counties for parts of its length....

.It is the final resting place of Sir Nigel Gresley
Nigel Gresley
Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway . He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4...

 and the birthplace of the historian, Eben William Robertson
Eben William Robertson
Eben William Robertson was a British historian.-Life:Robertson was born near the Leicestershire- Derbyshire border at Netherseale, into a wealthy landowning family. He was a distant relative of 18th century Scots historian and academic William Robertson...

. It has a couple of 17th century almshouses, but The Tudor Hall
Tudor Hall
Tudor Hall may refer to:Places* Tudor Hall , listed on the NRHP in Maryland* Tudor Hall , listed on the NRHP in Maryland* Tudor Hall , listed on the NRHP in MarylandOther...

, once the home of the Gresley family, is now long gone having been demolished in 1933..
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