Cossall/kɒʃəl/ is a village and civil parish 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Ilkeston in Nottinghamshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 612,[1] reducing slightly to 606 at the 2011 census,[2] and further to 562 at the 2021 census.[3] There is also a ward of Broxtowe Council called Cossall and Kimberley. The population is listed under Kimberley. North of the hamlet is a slag heap formed of tons of waste extracted from local coal mines.