Barlborough
| Barlborough | |
 Crossroads of High Street and New Road/Ward Lane. The white building in the centre is the Rose and Crown Public House. |
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 Barlborough parish highlighted within Derbyshire |
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| Population | 3,018 |
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| OS grid reference | SK476769 |
| District | Bolsover |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S43 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bolsover |
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Barlborough is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,018. The village is near junction 30 of the M1 motorway and is about five miles north of Bolsover. It is near to Clowne. A mile west of the village is a small Grade II listed stately home named Beightonfields Priory, seat of the Bowden family, which may have been a monastic site.
Notable residents
- John Osborne, goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, who won an FA Cup winner's medal in 1967–68, was born here in 1940.[1]
- Francis Rodes built nearby Barlborough Hall in the 1580s.
References
- ↑ Superstars in Stripes - John Osborne West Bromwich Albion F.C. Official Site accessed June 2007
External links
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Media related to Barlborough at Wikimedia Commons - Local council
- Barlborough in the Domesday Book
Coordinates: 53°17′13″N 1°17′13″W / 53.287°N 1.287°W
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