Sawley, Derbyshire
village and civil parish in Erewash District, Derbyshire, England
Sawley is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Erewash, in southeast Derbyshire, England. With a slightly higher than average number of people over 65, the population of just the civil parish was measured at 6,629 as at the 2011 Census.
Every year around the August Bank Holiday, Sawley All Saints holds a flower festival, with themed floral displays inside the church and a beer festival held in the village. There are several events throughout the year including a May Day festival, and a Garden Trail.
Sawley Marina is one of the most prominent features of the village, with access to the region's main waterways.
History
The old name for Sawley was Sallé. Between Sawley and Church Wilne and Great Wilne is the junction of the River Derwent and the Trent. It is to this that Sawley owes its position.
The church of All Saints is thirteenth century and contains Saxon and Norman work. and commands a position on a small rise near the river.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Sawley, Derbyshire” as village and civil parish in Erewash District, Derbyshire, England. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village and civil parish in Erewash District, Derbyshire, England. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1648848. Authority coordinates are 52.876, -1.297. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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