Kilburn, Derbyshire

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Kilburn
Kilburn Post Office in 2005
Kilburn shown within Derbyshire
Population	3794
OS grid reference	SK385455
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELPER
Postcode district	DE56
Dialling code	01332
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°00′20″N 1°25′32″W / 53.005567, -1.425441

Kilburn is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire.

Forming part of the district of Amber Valley, Kilburn has small amenities for the people who live there including a local police station and community officer and several parks for young children. There is a fish and chip shop, a newsagent, a "SPAR" shop, a hairdressers and a forthcoming "mini supermarket" (set to replace SPAR). Recently another fast food premises opened on Chapel Street—Jade Garden, a Chinese restaurant. Lower Kilburn has a petrol station.

Kilburn has three public houses: The Cricketers, The Hunter's Arms and the Traveller's Rest. There is also a working men's club (Kilburn Social Club) adjoined to the football field at the back of Chapel Street. The other prominent feature of the village is the War Memorial situated at the top of Bywell Lane.

Kilburn is served by 3 schools within the village: Kilburn Nursery (4 - 5), Kilburn Infant School (5 - 7) and Kilburn Junior School (7 - 11). School children then progress to John Flamsteed Community School in Denby^[1] until they are 16. There is also a Baptist Chapel and Methodist Chapel, located on Highfield Road and Chapel St, respectively.