Barlborough
| Barlborough | |
|---|---|
 Crossroads of High Street and New Road/Ward Lane. The white building in the centre is the Rose and Crown public house. | |
 Barlborough parish highlighted within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 3,261 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK476769 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S43 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Barlborough is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. 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. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Superstars in Stripes - John Osborne Archived January 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine West Bromwich Albion F.C. Official Site accessed June 2007
External links
Media related to Barlborough at Wikimedia Commons- Local council
- Barlborough in the Domesday Book
53°17′13″N 1°17′13″W / 53.287°N 1.287°W
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