Barton Blount

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Barton Blount


Barton Cottages

Barton Blount (Derbyshire)
Barton Blount

Barton Blount shown within Derbyshire
Population 74
OS grid reference SK208347
District South Derbyshire
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DERBY
Postcode district DE65
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandDerbyshire

Coordinates: 52°54′36″N 1°41′31″W / 52.91, -1.692

Barton Blount is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, situated between Derby and Uttoxeter. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 74.[1]

During the civil war in the reign of Charles I. the manor-house was garrisoned for the parliament, and a skirmish took place in the neighbourhood between these forces and the royal troops from Tutbury Castle.[2]

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