Barlow, Derbyshire
53°16′05″N 1°29′02″W / 53.268°N 1.484°W
| Barlow | ||
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Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | DRONFIELD | |
| Postcode district | S18 | |
| Police | Derbyshire | |
| Fire | Derbyshire | |
| Ambulance | 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 4 miles 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).
Notable buildings
grade II listed early 18th-century packhorse bridge; it has been described as "a substantially complete example of rural bridge 'engineering'".[2][3]
Notable residents
- William Owtram was born here in 1626.[4]
- Bernie Clifton currently lives here.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Lee Bridge (Grade II) (1271003)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Lee Bridge, Barlow, Derbyshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ William Owtram in the Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain
- ^ Bernie Clifton Life Story Interview New Album The Voice Retrieved 2018-03-24.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barlow, Derbyshire.
- Barlow in the Domesday Book
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