Old Brampton

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Old Brampton
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Population3,676 (Brampton and Walton ward. 2011)
OS grid referenceSK3371
Metropolitan borough
  • Chesterfield
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townChesterfield
Postcode districtS40
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire

Old Brampton is a village in Derbyshire, England. It lies 3 miles to the west of Chesterfield, on a spur of higher land between two small valleys. The appropriate Chesterfield Ward is called Brampton and Walton. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 3,676.[1] The Peak District National Park lies about 2 miles to the west.

In Culture

Old Brampton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging to Walter D'Aincourt.[2]

  1. ^ "Chesterfield Ward population 2011". Neighboiurhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.750 ISBN 0-14-143994-7