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ILKESTON STREET AND PLACES NAMES
 

Many of the old areas, back alleys and side streets which were recorded in the various census', Civil Registration records and church and chapel registers, have long since swept away during the slum clearances and redevelopment of the early to mid 20th century, or have disappeared beneath the many car parks and new road developments of the second half of the last century.
Perhaps the most significant development relating to Ilkeston's street system was the construction of the town centre relief road, Chalons Way, during the early 1990s which resulted in the destruction and clearance of many streets and houses.

This section is designed to assist the researcher in their quest to locate the approximate or even exact birthplace or residence of a person or an ancestor. This contains information relating to whether these streets or areas still exist at the time of writing or if extinct, can be found relative to the Ilkeston of today.
With the use of a modern street map, this guide and a little leg-work it is relatively easy to locate many of the places mentioned in the records.

Much use has been made of Ilkeston Reference Library's extensive collection of Ordnance Survey Maps, especially those produced to a highly detailed scale of 1:500 dating from around the early 1880s. Other sources include 'Maps and Plans of Ilkeston 1588-1885' by Peter Stevenson (published 1975) and 'The Street Names of Ilkeston' by Margaret Brown (published 1983) This page will be updated as we gather further information on this subject.
Again please contact the Society if you require any further information.
 
Abbey Street - Extant.
Albany Street - Extant.
Albert Street - Extant.
Albert Villas (Station Road) - Extant.
Albion Place - Extinct thoroughfare which once linked Bath Street with Burr Lane. The site is now occupied by the Albion Shopping Precinct.
Anchor Row - Extant though containing no original dwellings. The name may originate from the presence of the original Anchor Inn which stood at its western end.
Andrew Avenue - Extant.
Awsworth Road - Extant.
Ayres (Eyres) Gardens - Extant and containing a number of original Victorian dwellings.
 
Back Lane - Extant.
Baker Street - Extant.
Baptist Chapel Yard - Extinct. Formerly off Queen Street.
Bath Street - Extant.
Bath Terrace - Extinct - originally adjacent to Club Row and Mount Street.
Bell's Yard - Extinct. Formerly off Evans Row and named after the keeper of the Traveller's Rest public house, William Bell.
Belvoir Street - Extant.
Bethal Street - Extinct.
Bindage Meadow Road - Ancient name for Longfield Lane.
Blake Street - Extant.
Boat Inn - also known as The Jolly Boatman.
Botany Bay - Extinct area now occupied by Bridge Street, Cotmanhay. So name due to its isolated position in relation to Ilkeston proper.
Bower Hill - Extinct area east of present Norman Street.
Brewery Cottages - Extant dwellings on Wilmot Street. Adjacent to Bourne Cottages and Spring Cottage public house.
Brewery Row - Extinct dwellings believed to have stood off Burr Lane.
Brick Lane - Extinct.
Bridge Inn (Awsworth Road) - Extant public house.
Bright/s Terrace - Extinct thoroughfare linking Gladstone Street and Extension Street.
Brook House (Heanor Road) Extinct dwelling possibly standing towards the lower end of Heanor Road.
Brook Street - Extant.
Browns Yard (Burr Lane) - Extinct - exact location unknown at present.
Brussells Terrace - Extant though containing no original dwellings.
Burns Street (off The Market Place) - Extant.
Burr Lane - Extant and probably the oldest street in the town. Contains many original Victorian dwellings. The name may originate from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Burgh' meaning fortified settlement.
Burrow/s Lane - see Burr Lane.
Byron Street - Extant though partly cleared during development of Chalons Ways.
 
Cambridge Cottages - Extinct row of dwellings off Belvoir Street.
Canal Side - Extinct area lying along the Erewash Canal between Awsworth Road and Station Road.
Carr Street - Extinct. Formerly off lower Bath Street.
Chain Row - Extinct row of dwellings which once stood opposite the Three Horse Shoes public house at the top end of Derby Road .
Chapel Lane - see Chapel Street.
Chapel Street - Extant though partly cleared during development of Chalons Way. Lower Chapel Street contains a number of original Victorian buildings.
Chapel Street East - see Lower Chapel Street.
Charlotte Street - Extant.
Chaucer Street - Extant.
Chrichley Street - Extant.
Coal Pit Lane - Former name for Awsworth Road.
Club Row - Extinct terrace of dwellings lying behind the west side of Bath Street. Site now occupied by Club Row car park.
Commercial Terrace - Extinct terrace of dwellings off Awsworth Road.
Common The - see Ilkeston Common.
Common Gardens - Extinct area of the Common turned over to allotments following the enclosure of the common at the end of the 18th century.
Cotmanhay - Extant area north of Ilkeston proper. In more ancient times only the area north of the present Church Street was known as Cotmanhay. The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon 'cott mann haeg' - meaning the enclosed land of a cottager.
Cranmer Street - Extant.
Cricket Ground - Extinct area originally behind the present Anchor Inn off Market Street.
Critchley Street - Extant.
 
Dale Street - Extant.
Dale Villas - Location unknown at present.
Daykin/s Row - Extinct area at rear and west of Bath Street and opposite Chapel Street.
Deakin Row - see Daykin/s Row.
Derby Road - Extant  - known in more ancient times as Moorbridge or Moorsbridge Lane.
Derby Street - Extant though only partly.
Dickens Yard - Extinct and possibly relates to Daykins Row.
Dorothy Cottages - Extinct row of dwellings off Pimlico.
Drummond Road - Extant.
Duke Street - Extant.
Durham Ox - Extant public house on Durham Street.
 
Earl Place - Extinct area off lower Bath Street.
East Street - Extant and containing several original 18th and 19th century dwellings.
Ebenezer Street - Extant.
Essex Street - Extant.
Evans Cottages - Extinct - exact location unknown at present. May relate to dwellings off Evans Row.
Evans Row - Extinct thoroughfare off south side of White Lion Square.
Evans Shops - Extinct - exact location unknown. May relate to dwellings etc on Evans Row.
Extension Street - Extinct street originally off Market Street.
Eyres Gardens - see Ayres Gardens.
 
Factory Lane - Extant.
Field House - Extinct. Formerly the home of Matthew Hobson. Site now occupied by South East Derbyshire College of Education off Field Road.
Fenns Hollow (Station Road) - Extinct, exact location unknown.
Fishpond Cottages - Extinct dwellings probably lying alongside the Erewash Canal.
Flinders Row - Extinct row of  5 dwellings leading off Chapel Street.
Florence Row / Square - Extinct. Site now occupied by Florence Court off Station Road.
 
Gallows Inn - Extant area lying at the south end of Nottingham Road.
Gladstone Street - Extant though partly cleared during development of Chalons Way.
Graham Street - Extant.
Granby Street - Extant though partly cleared during development of Chalons Way.
Grass Lane - Former name of Norman Street.
Greens Court - Extinct, originally adjacent to Hunger Hill Yard.
Greens Lane - Extant.
Gregory Street - Extant.
 
Hais Lane - Extinct. Possibly an earlier reference to Hallcroft Road.
Hallam Fields - Extant area containing a number of original Victorian dwellings.
Hallcroft Place - Extinct area later the site of Hallcroft and Gladstone Schools.
Harefields (Derby Road) - Extinct area at the east end of the present Derby Road..
Harrow Hotel (Bath Street) - Extant public house now renamed 'The Round House'.
Havelock Street - Extant.
Havelock Terrace - Extinct terrace off Chapel Street. Now the approach to a car park.
Heanor Road - Extant.
High Holborn - Extant.
High Street - Extant. Apart from Dalby House contains no original dwellings.
Highfield House - Extant dwelling on Wilmot Street.
Hobson Drive - Extant.
Hope Street - Extant.
Hunger Hill - Extinct area lying between the Needlemaker's Arms and the White Cow public
                      houses.
Hunger Hill Yard - Extant, though containing few original dwellings.
Harts Yard - Extinct area off Awsworth Road between Slade Street and Springfield Terrace.
 
Ilkeston Common - Extinct area of some 383 acres of open common ground, enclosed circa 1795 and home to a number of scattered dwellings erected piecemeal during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Ilkeston Common Lock - Extinct area lying alongside the Erewash Canal.
Ilkeston Junction - Extant area off lower Station Road - see also Trueman Street.
Ingleside - Extant Victorian dwelling on Wilmot Street.
Ivy Villa - Extant Victorian dwelling on Wilmot Street.
 
Jackson Avenue - Extant.
John Street - Extant.
 
Kensington - Extant area off Nottingham Road and formerly known as Hunger Hill.
Kensington Street - Extant.
King Street - Extant.
Kirk Hallam Hall - Extinct dwelling demolished in 1973.
 
Larklands - Extant area lying south-east of town centre.
Lawn Terrace - Extinct dwellings off Pimlico.
Leahurst (Gregory Street) - Exact location unknown.
Lees Yard - Extinct. Alternative name given to Albion Place.
Lime Street - Extant.
Little Hallam - Extant area south of Ilkeston proper.
Little Hallam Lane - Extant.
Lodge Row - Extinct terrace off Chapel Street and adjacent to Flinders Row.
Lord Haddon Road - Extant. Named after Lord Robert Charles John Manners of Haddon.
Lord Nelson Street - Extant - see Nelson Street, Cotmanhay.
Lower Granby Street - Extant.
Lower Grass Street - Extant.
Lowes Yard - Extinct area off west side of upper Bath Street - see also Whites Yard.
 
Market Cottages - Extinct dwellings originally standing between the present Market Inn and Round House public houses on The Market Place.
Market Place - Extant area in town centre containing several original Victorian buildings.
Market Street - Extant.
Middle Lane - Early/Mid 19th century name given to area later occupied by Charlotte Street, Norman Street and Grass Lane.
Mill House - Extinct dwelling on the banks of the River Erewash.
Mill Street - Extant.
Millfield House - Exact location unknown at present.
Moorbridge Lane - Extant - pre late 19th century name of the present Derby Road.
Moorsbridge Lane - see above.
Mount Row - Extinct terrace of dwellings adjacent to Club Row. Site now occupied by car park.
Mount Street - Extant.
Mount Terrace - see Mount Row.
Mundy Street - Extant (partly).
 
New England - Former name given to Hallam Fields area.
New Street - Former name given to the western end of Station Road.
Norman Street - Extant.
North Street - Extinct. Cleared during construction of Chalons Way.
Northgate - Extinct street originally off North Street.
Nottingham Road - Extant. Known as 'The Bridge Lane' in more ancient times.
Nutbrook Junction Lock - Extinct area at the junction of the Nutbrook and Erewash Canals.
 
Orchard Street - Extant.
Oxford Street - Extant.
 
Park The - A general area east of the town centre and site of the Park Cemetery.
Park Avenue - Extant.
Park Drive - Extant.
Park Road - Extant. Known as 'The Millfield Lane' in more ancient times.
Pedley Street - Extant.
Peewit Wharfe - Extinct area originally lying alongside the Nutbrook Canal.
Pelham Street - Extant.
Pimlico - Extant street off the Market Place though containing no original dwellings.
Pinfold Lane - Extinct lane originally running parallel to Stanton Road from the top end of the present Derby Road and down to Little Hallam. The route is now more or less occupied by Dale View and Derbyshire Drive.
Potteries The - Extinct area lying alongside the Erewash Canal near to Awsworth Road.
Pottery The - see Potteries.
Princes Court - Extinct. Originally off east side of Nottingham Road and opposite Hunger Hill Yard.
 
Queen Street - Extant.
Queens Terrace - Extinct terrace of dwellings to the west and rear of South Street.
 
Red House The - Extant former private dwelling on Wharnecliffe Road.
Regent Street - Extant.
Robey Yard - Extinct, site now occupied by the medical centre on South Street.
Ropewalk - Extant area off lower Station Road.
Rutland Hotel - Extinct hotel and public house at junction of Bath Street and Heanor Road.
Rutland Place - Extinct - location unknown at present.
 
Severns Road - see Severns Yard.
Severns Yard - Extinct area off High Street.
Shaws Yard - Extinct area between Awsworth Road and Cotmanhay Road.
Sir John Warren - Extant public house on The Market Place.
Slade Street - Extinct. Slade Street was demolished in 1971 and replaced with flats. The site of the street originally lay off North Street and between Station Road and Critchley Street.
Sough Close/s (pronounced as "Suff Close") - Extinct area around the present Potter's Lock.
Smith Street - Extinct.
South Street - Extant - known as 'The Town Street' in more ancient times.
Springfield Terrace - Extinct terrace of dwellings.
Springfield Villas (Wilmot Street) - Exact location unknown at present.
Station Court (off Bath Street) - Extinct though the entrance and name plate can still be seen opposite the junction of Station Road.
St.Mary Street - Extant and containing many original Victorian dwellings.
Stanhope Road - see Stanhope Street.
Stanhope Street - Extant.
Stanton Road - Extant - known in more ancient times as Boot Lane and Harrisons Lane.
Station Court - Extinct area off Bath Street. The entrance (now blocked) and name-plate can still be seen opposite the top end of Station Road.
Station Terrace - Extinct area off Station Road. The entrance can still be seen off the junction of Station Road and Chalons Way.
Station Road - Extant and containing many original Victorian dwellings.
Stratford Street - Extant.
Sudbury Avenue - Extant.
 
Taylor Street - Extant.
Thurman Street - Extant.
Toll Bar - Extinct area now occupied generally by White Lion Square and site of the Toll Gates.
Town Street - Original name given to South Street and Bath Street.
Trueman Street - Extant.
Truemans Court (South Street) - Extant though only partly.
Truemans Row - Extinct terrace of dwellings at the junction of Burr Lane and Albion Place.
Tutin Street - Extinct - originally off Belvoir Street.
Tuttons Buildings - Extinct - possibly a misspelling of Turtons Buildings off Belper Street.
 
Union Road - Extant.
 
Vicarage The - Extant early and late Victorian building. Now a private dwelling off the Lower Market Place.
Victoria Street - Extant.
 
Wakefields Yard - Extinct - originally off the south side of White Lion Square.
Weaver Row - Extant thoroughfare linking South Street with Market Street but containing no original dwellings.
Weaver Pool - Extinct. The site of an ancient pond now occupied by the Ritz Bingo and social Club on South Street. The name may have little to do with weaving but may have derived from the word 'waiffer' meaning something belonging to no-one in particular.
Wheatley Row - Extinct terrace of dwellings. Site now occupied by Lawn Road.
White Lion Square - Extant area though much redeveloped during late 20th century.
Wide Yard - Extinct area off west side of South Street. Roughly opposite Weaver Row.
Wilmot Street - Extant.
Wilton Place - Extant.
Wood Street - Exant.
Whites Yard - Extinct - originally off west side of upper Bath Street. The entrance, though blocked, can be seen opposite the present Argos store.