California, Derby

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California
Terraced houses in California.
California shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK341356
District	Derby
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DERBY
Postcode district	DE22
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°55′01″N 1°29′38″W / 52.917, -1.494

For other uses, see California (disambiguation).

California is an inner-suburb of Derby to the south west of the city in between the A516 (Uttoxeter New Road) and A5250 (Burton Road). Though the name frequently appears on ordnance survey maps, it is seldom used amongst locals who prefer to refer to the area as 'Stocky' (short for Stockbrook Park which is situated here).

The area is home to Bemrose Community School and some of the Halls of Residence for the University of Derby. There are two playing fields nearby; Stockbrook Park and Rykneld Recreation Ground ('the Rec'). Many of the houses in the area are red-brick terraces and there are many pubs nearby including the Great Northern, Junction Tavern, The Rowditch and The Bedford Arms.

Towards the south of the area is neighbouring Rowditch which is home to a large student population. Whilst many of the nearby inner-suburbs of Derby including the West End and Morley Estate have undergone recent gentrification, California has largely retained its traditional character.