Pilsley, Derbyshire Dales
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Coordinates: 53°14′06″N 1°38′28″W / 53.235°N 1.641°W
| Pilsley | |
 Pilsley cottages |
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  Pilsley Pilsley shown within Derbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK240709 |
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| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BAKEWELL |
| Postcode district | DE45 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Not to be confused with Pilsley, North East Derbyshire.
Pilsley is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is close to Chatsworth and most of it belongs to the Chatsworth House estate.
The village
The village has a primary school which was built by Joseph Paxton and extended in 1950 (kitchen), 1969, 1998 and 2002. Many of the pupils are the children of Chatsworth estate employees. The Wesleyan Chapel was converted into a computer room for the school in 2004. There is also a pub and a post office.
Pilsley is also the location of the Chatsworth Farm Shop, a business selling estate and British produce, which was established in the former shire horse stables in 1977 and was employing over 100 people in 2005. A 90 seat restaurant was added in 2004.[1]
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