ILKESTON, market town, municipal borough, Ilkeston parlia mentary division, Derbyshire, England, 9 m. north-east of Derby on the L.M.S. and L.N.E. railways. Pop. (1931) 32,809 It is situated on a hill commanding fine views of the Erewash valley. The church of St. Mary is Norman and Early English, and has a fine chancel screen (13th century). The manufactures are prin cipally hosiery, lace and various kinds of stoneware ; coal and iron are wrought in the neighbourhood. An alkaline mineral spring was discovered in 183o. The town is mentioned in Domesday, ob tained a grant for a market and fair in 1251, and received its charter of incorporation in 1887.