Calow

Not to be confused with Callow, Derbyshire

Calow
Derbyshire
The Blacksmiths Arms in Calow
Location
Grid reference:	SK415711
Location:	53°14’7"N, 1°22’39"W
Data
Population:	2,494  (2011)
Post town:	Chesterfield
Postcode:	S44
Dialling code:	01246
Local Government
Council:	North East Derbyshire
Parliamentary constituency:	North East Derbyshire

Calow is a village in north-eastern Derbyshire, now essentially absorbed into the suburbs of neighbouring Chesterfield.

The population of the village at the 2011 census was 2,494..

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village is recorded as Kalehal: the name is believed to be form the Old English of 'bare corner of land'. It is recorded that the manor belonged to the King. The manor was in the possession of the successive families of Breton, Loudham and Foljambe, which were notable families at the time. In 1430 the village is recorded as Calell, then Calo in 1561 before acquiring its present name.

Coal and iron were worked in the village and for some time blast furnaces were in operation. Coal mined in Calow supplied furnaces in the nearby village of Duckmanton.

Calow is a popular place to live due to its convenient location, close to Chesterfield without being wholly swallowed into it.

The Royal Hospital, built just outside the boundaries of Calow, was opened in 1986.

Society

• Scouts: The village Scout Group was formed by the Reverend C. W. Handford in 1933. The group celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008 with a number of events, some of which were attended by Mr Clifford Parker, a survivor from the original 1933 group.

The Pipe-field (known as the 'Pipey' to locals) is a notable location in Calow. Named as such due to a pipe which runs under the field and is exposed towards one end.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Calow)