Radbourne, Derbyshire
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Coordinates: 52°55′23″N 1°34′48″W / 52.923°N 1.580°W
| Radbourne | |
 St Andrew's church |
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  Radbourne Radbourne shown within Derbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK283362 |
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| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Radbourne is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire, a few miles west of Derby. grid reference SK285365
Of interest is St Andrew's church and Radbourne Hall. It has been said that Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed one night at the hall in 1745 on his march south when his army halted at Swarkestone Bridge just south of Derby.[citation needed]
The medieval knight Sir John Chandos, a close friend of Edward, the Black Prince, hailed from Radbourne in the 14th century.
Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles, lived at Radbourne Hall for a short while after his marriage to Elizabeth Pole in 1781.
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