Pilsley, North East Derbyshire
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Pilsley | |
Pilsley shown within Derbyshire |
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OS grid reference | |
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District | North East Derbyshire |
Shire county | Derbyshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
Postcode district | S45 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
European Parliament | East Midlands |
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire |
Not to be confused with Pilsley, Derbyshire Dales.
Pilsley is a rural village in Northeast Derbyshire, near Chesterfield. Many people think that Pilsley and Lower Pilsley, a smaller village just below Pilsley, make one village, but some of the local residents disagree.
Pilsley has an Anglican church, St. Mary's church, two primary schools, a post office and a Kingdom Hall building for Jehovah's Witnesses. It also had a new sports hall built called the Elm Centre.
The source of the River Rother is at Pilsley.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Pilsley, North East Derbyshire