Denby
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This article is about the village in England. For other uses, see Denby (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 53°01′11″N 1°25′31″W / 53.01974°N 1.42531°W
| Denby | |
 The Stellarsphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park |
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 Denby
Denby shown within Derbyshire |
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| Population | 1,827 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SK386470 |
| District | Amber Valley |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPLEY |
| Postcode district | DE5 |
| Dialling code | 01332 |
| 01773 | |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Royal Astronomer, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company.
There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed; opposite St Mary's church, which features the stellasphere which shows the position of the stars and planets overhead at the current time.
Denby is three miles south-east from Belper and eight miles north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed.[2] It was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch.
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[edit] References
- ^ Denby Parish Census 2001
- ^ School web site, accessed 7 December 2009
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