Chellaston in Derby

Description:

Chellaston is a residential suburb about 5 miles south of Derby city centre. The suburb has four schools, Chellaston Infant School on School Lane, Chellaston Junior School on Maple Drive, Homefields Primary School on Parkway and Chellaston School on Swarkestone Road.

The area has two small shopping centres which provide enough for day-to-day living, six pubs and a couple of takeaways. There is a post office, Coop supermarket, car repair garage and few other shops.

Most services are found in Allenton, these include clothes shops, summerfields supermarket, a greengrocer and several other shops. Also there are 3 banks; Barcleys, Natwest and the HSBC which is at Rolls Royce.

The area has a local park; Chellaston Park on Snelsmoor Lane which includes a children's playground, football pitches, a cricket pitch and changing facilities. There is also a children's playground next to Chellaston Community Centre on Barley Croft, off High Street.

Also the district has a wide range of clubs and activities, including football, cricket, karate, and the very popular Chellaston Bowls Club.