Barlow, Derbyshire
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Coordinates: 53°16′05″N 1°29′02″W / 53.268°N 1.484°W
| Barlow | |
 Barlow village. |
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  Barlow Barlow shown within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 884 |
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| 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 |
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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.
Notable residents
William Owtram was born here in 1626.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ William Owtram in the Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barlow, Derbyshire. |
- Village website
- St. Lawrence Church
- Barlow Trout Fishery
- Barlow Well Dressing
- Barlow Preschool website
- Barlow in the Domesday Book
Church of St Lawrence
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