Barlborough

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Barlborough
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Crossroads of High Street and New Road/Ward Lane. The white building in the centre is the Rose and Crown public house.
Derbyshire UK parish map highlighting Barlborough.svg
Barlborough parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population3,261 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK476769
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS43
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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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 Historic Derbyshire village which includes many walks and eateries.

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[]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ Superstars in Stripes - John Osborne Archived January 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine West Bromwich Albion F.C. Official Site accessed June 2007

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Coordinates: 53°17′13″N 1°17′13″W / 53.287°N 1.287°W / 53.287; -1.287



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