Etwall
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  Etwall shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DERBY |
| Postcode district | DE65 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Etwall (SK 268 316) is a civil parish and village in Derbyshire, England. It is located southwest from Derby on the A50. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village.
The village has its own public library and two schools, one large secondary John Port School, former haunt of the legendary music teacher, Wendy Smith, and a smaller primary school Etwall Primary School. The main church there is Saint Helens Church. A war memorial is also located there in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s.
Etwall is famous for its Well dressing festival every May.
The village is also the birthplace of the famous recusant priest John Gerard, S.J.
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Etwall Rangers are the local football team and play on King George playing fields on a Sunday morning.
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