Old Brampton
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Old Brampton | |
Derbyshire | |
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![]() St Peter and St Paul's Church, Old Brampton | |
Location | |
Grid reference: | SK3371 |
Location: | 53°14’36"N, 1°29’58"W |
Data | |
Population: | 3,676 (2011, with Walton) |
Post town: | Chesterfield |
Postcode: | S40 |
Local Government | |
Council: | North East Derbyshire |
Old Brampton is a village in Derbyshire, sitting three miles to the west of Chesterfield, on a spur of higher land between two small valleys. The edge of the Peak District National Park is about two miles to the west.
History
Old Brampton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging to Walter D'Aincourt.[1]
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Old Brampton) |
References
- ↑ Brampton Old Brampton in the Domesday Book
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