You may view the information for ALL the towns and villages
in South Derbyshire (the page may be very large)
or You can view your
preferred location from the list on the left.
Above the village resides the
beautiful ruin of Wingfield Manor which was used
as a prison for Mary Queen of Scots in both 1569
and 1584. Local squire Antony Babington tried to
rescue her but the ill-fated conspiracy led to
them both losing their heads.
Another famous resident of the
town was Robert Watchorn who became Commissioner
of Immigration at the American Museum based at
Ellis Island, New York. He used some of his wealth
to rebuild part of Alfreton.
