Barlow, Derbyshire Explained

53.268°N -1.484°W

Country:England
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Static Image Caption:Barlow village
Static Image 2 Name:Derbyshire UK parish map highlighting Barlow.svg
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Official Name:Barlow
Population:920
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:North East Derbyshire
Shire County:Derbyshire
Region:East Midlands
Post Town:DRONFIELD
Postcode District:S18
Postcode Area:S
Os Grid Reference:SK345746

Barlow is a village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 884, increasing to 920 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is about 4 miles north-west of Chesterfield.

Culture

The village holds an annual well dressing (on the second Wednesday after the first Sunday in August) and a carnival (on the following Saturday).

Notable buildings

Barlow's church is dedicated to St Lawrence. Barlow Woodseats Hall, on the edge of the village, is the only manor house in the parish and dates from the 17th century. Amongst the other historical buildings is Lee, or Lea, Bridge, which is a grade II listed early 18th-century packhorse bridge; it has been described as "a substantially complete example of rural bridge 'engineering'".[2]

Notable residents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 19 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Web site: Lee Bridge, Barlow, Derbyshire . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . 11 February 2021.
  3. William Owtram in the Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain
  4. http://www.celebrityradio.biz/bernie-clifton-life-story-interview-new-album-voice/ Bernie Clifton Life Story Interview New Album The Voice
  5. http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/BessofHardwick.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. https://www.barlowwoodseatshall.com/history. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/bess-of-hardwick-life-story/lady-cavendish. Retrieved 18 August 2024.