Calke

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Calke
Derbyshire
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The Gables, Calke
Location
Grid reference: SK373220
Location: 52°47’42"N, 1°26’53"W
Data
Post town: Ashby De La Zouch
Postcode: LE65
Local Government
Council: South Derbyshire

Calke is a small village in southern Derbyshire, close by the border of Leicestershire.

The village includes a historic house, Calke Abbey, which is today in the care of the National Trust, although the main entrance to the Calke Abbey estate grounds is from the neighbouring village of Ticknall.

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