Egginton
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| Population | 3,871 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK267283 |
| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DERBY |
| Postcode district | DE65 |
| Dialling code | 01283 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | South Derbyshire |
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Coordinates: 52°51′04″N 1°36′11″W / 52.851°N 1.603°W
Egginton is a village in the local government district of South Derbyshire, England.
Location
The village is located just off Ryknild Street, otherwise known as the A38, between Derby and Stretton, Burton upon Trent. It is historically a farming community. Due to a historical legal situation, no alcohol is allowed to be sold in the village and hence there is no village pub.
In Fishpond Lane there is a row of tenants' cottages, some of which have their windows bricked up, dating back to the days of window-tax.
The village does not have a war memorial in the normal sense but it has a memorial hall which doubles as the village school and as a community hall.
Airfield
After the closure of Derby's Burnaston airport, a small airfield was established near to Egginton which houses a community of light aircraft owners, aero club and supporting aircraft maintenance firms.
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