Ballidon
| Ballidon | |
 Ballidon Church |
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 Ballidon parish highlighted within Derbyshire |
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| Population | 79 |
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| OS grid reference | SK203545 |
| District | Derbyshire Dales |
| 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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Ballidon is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 79. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was a much larger village than seen today. That area now devastated by the Tilcon Quarry was a deep valley and the site of an ambush of troops of the Jacobean Rebellion, skulls and weaponry were recovered on the left bank (facing North)
See also
External links
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Media related to Ballidon at Wikimedia Commons - Ballidon in the Domesday Book
Coordinates: 53°05′17″N 1°41′49″W / 53.088°N 1.697°W