Tourist Guide Breaston
Breaston is a large village in the south-east of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England. As a belonging of Henry de Ferrers and being worth four shillings, is how Breaston was mentioned in the Domesday Book. Originally it is an agricultural village, separated from its neighboring Long Eaton by the M1 motorway. Long Eaton railway station, originally called Breaston was on Sawley Lane, in Breaston. It was first used in 1839, and later the name was changed to avoid confusion with the Sawley railway station of the nearby locality Beeston.
Today Breaston is mainly residential. An annual May Day Fete is held in the green known as Duffield Close which is to be one of the largest in the country. A medical centre, a Methodist chapel, four pubs and a comprehensive range of shops, including a Co-op, is located in the centre of the village around the St Michael church and the village green. Blessed Edward James, Rt. Hon. Geoff Hoon MP, is the notable resident of Breaston.
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