Denby
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Coordinates: 53°01′11″N 1°25′31″W / 53.01974°N 1.42531°W
| Denby | |
 The Stellarsphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park |
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  Denby Denby shown within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 1,827 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SK386470 |
| District | Amber Valley |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPLEY |
| Postcode district | DE5 |
| Dialling code | 01332 |
| 01773 | |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company.
Description
There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed; opposite St Mary's church, which features the stellarsphere which shows the position of the stars and planets overhead at the current time.
Denby is three miles south-east from Belper and eight miles north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed.[2] It was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch.
The village is commemorated in the hymn tune Denby, composed in 1904 by Charles J. Dale.[3]
Notable people
In addition to John Flamsteed:
- Henry Draycott, who became a highly successful judge in Ireland, was born here in about 1510.
See also
References
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Denby Parish Census 2001". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ↑ School web site, accessed 7 December 2009
- ↑ "Tune 001204 Denby". Christian classics ethereal hymnary. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
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