Barlow, Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°16′05″N 1°29′02″W / 53.268°N 1.484°W / 53.268; -1.484

Barlow

Barlow village

Barlow parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population 920 (2011)
OS grid reference SK345746
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRONFIELD
Postcode district S18
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands

Barlow is a village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 884, increasing to 920 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Chesterfield.

Culture

The village holds an annual well dressing (on the second Wednesday after the first Sunday in August) and a carnival (on the following Saturday).

Amenities

There are a number of pubs in the village including the Hare and Hounds, the Peacock at Barlow (which used to be the Old Pump) and the Tickled Trout.

Notable buildings

The village church is named after St Lawrence. Barlow Woodseats Hall, on the edge of the village, is the only manor house in the parish and dates from the 17th century.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ↑ William Owtram in the Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain
  3. ↑ Bernie Clifton Life Story Interview New Album The Voice Retrieved 2018-03-24.
Church of St Lawrence


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