Barlborough
| Barlborough | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Crossroads of High Street and New Road/Ward Lane | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK476769 |
| Location: | 53°17’13"N, 1°17’13"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,261 (2011) |
| Post town: | Chesterfield |
| Postcode: | S43 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bolsover |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bolsover |
Barlborough is a village and parish in Derbyshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,018, increasing to 3,261 at the 2011 Census.[1] 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.[2]
- Francis Rodes built nearby Barlborough Hall in the 1580s.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120375&c=Barlborough&d=16&e=62&g=6412974&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458300744055&enc=1. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Superstars in Stripes - John Osborne West Bromwich Albion F.C. Official Site accessed June 2007
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Barlborough) |
- Barlborough in the Domesday Book
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