Birdholme

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Birdholme is a suburb of the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. To it's south is Wingerworth, to its north is the town centre, to its west is Boythorpe, and to its east Hasland. It is a relatively deprived area of the town with the large St. Augustines council estate making up much of its area. The Chesterfield Cylinders factory used to dominate the landscape of the area, but it closed in 2004 and a new housing development is being built on that site.
The main Derby Road runs out of Chesterfield through Birdholme towards Clay Cross and eventually the city of Derby which is around thirty minutes away by car.

[edit] Schools

Birdholme has two schools, Birdholme Infant School and Spire Junior School (formerly known as Rother Junior School). Both schools are located on the main Derby Road.

[edit] Shopping

Birdholme has a small shopping area clustered on Derby Road towards the bottom end of Bacons Lane. Sadly in recent years the shops in this area have declined somewhat and there are relatively fewer shops now than there were in the 1990's. The Singh's Food and Wine store is the main grocery store in Birdholme.

[edit] Entertainment

Birdholme has a number of pubs and a social club. Birdholme Working Mens Club is located on Lincoln Street, and there is The Walton pub on St. Augustines Road, and The Angel pub on Derby Road. The Furnace Inn was closed down in the early 2000's and re-opened as a Chinese restaurant.