About the town » Little Eaton, Derbyshire, England, Great Britain

Little Eaton is a village in the English county of Derbyshire. The name originated from Anglo Saxon times and means the little town by the water. It is situated on the former route of the old A61, just north of the Derby section of the A38. At the southern exit to the village from the A38, there used to be a Little Chef which closed in early 2012. Since 1974 the village has been part of the Borough of Erewash.