Whitwell Common

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Whitwell Common

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Whitwell Common.

Whitwell Common (Derbyshire)
Whitwell Common

Whitwell Common shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference SK510773
District Bolsover
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORKSOP
Postcode district S80
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandDerbyshire

Coordinates: 53°17′28″N 1°14′06″W / 53.291, -1.235

Whitwell Common is a village, in Bolsover District, Derbyshire, lying just North-West of Whitwell, straddling the A619, which runs between Chesterfield and Worksop. A Battle during the English Civil War took place here.