Barlow, Derbyshire

Barlow

Barlow village.
Barlow

 Barlow shown within Derbyshire
Population 884 
OS grid reference SK345746
District North East Derbyshire
Shire county Derbyshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DRONFIELD
Postcode district S18
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Barlow is a village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 884. The village is about three miles north-west of Chesterfield.

There are a number of pubs in the village including the "Hare and Hounds", "The Old Pump" and "The Tickled Trout". The village church is named after St Lawrence.

The Village holds an annual Well dressing (on the second Wednesday after the first Sunday in August) and a Carnival (on the following Saturday).

Barlow Woodseats Hall, on the edge of the village, is the only manor house in the Parish of Barlow and dates from the 17th century.

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Notable residents

William Owtram was born here in 1626.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ William Owtram in the Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain

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