Official Name: | Ockbrook and Borrowash |
Civil Parish: | Ockbrook and Borrowash |
Country: | England |
Region: | East Midlands |
Coordinates: | 52.9117°N -1.3695°W |
Shire District: | Erewash |
Shire County: | Derbyshire |
Hide Services: | Yes |
Population: | 7335 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Static Image: | Quuens head ockbrook.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Queens Head, Ockbrook |
Ockbrook and Borrowash is a civil parish in the borough of Erewash in the county of Derbyshire in England.
It straddles the A52 a few miles east of Derby and contains two adjacent villages: Ockbrook, which lies just north of the A52 and Borrowash which lies to the south.
The 2001 Census records Ockbrook and Borrowash having a population of 7,331 people, with 1,443 being aged 0–15, 4,504 being 16-64 and 1,384 being 65 or older. These people make up 3006 households. 2,456 of the homes are owner occupied (81.7%), higher than the Derbyshire average of 74.4%. The unemployment rate is 2.5%, less than the Derbyshire average of 3.2%. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census had increased marginally to 7,335.[1]