Nottingham-Derby Metropolitan Area
The conurbation forms a large part of the Nottingham-Derby metropolitan area, which has an estimated population of 1.5 million. The Urban Areas of both Derby and Nottingham are almost continuous with Draycott (part of the Breaston Urban sub-division) being almost continuous with Borrowash part of the Derby Urban Area. The Mansfield Urban Area also forms part of this metropolitan area. This Urban Area is not nearly continuous with the Nottingham Urban Area. However, it is almost continuous with the Alfreton Urban Area, which had a population of 41,289 according to the last census, with the South Normanton/Pinxton Urban sub-division of the Alfreton Urban Area being almost continuous with the Sutton-in-Ashfield Urban sub-division of the Mansfield Urban Area. The Alfreton Urban Area is also nearly continuous with Ripley part of the Nottingham Urban Area.
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