Barlow, Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°16′05″N 1°29′02″W / 53.268°N 1.484°W / 53.268; -1.484

Barlow
Barlow village
Barlow parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population	920 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK345746
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRONFIELD
Postcode district	S18
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire

Barlow is a village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 884, increasing to 920 at the 2011 Census.^[1] The village is about 4 miles north-west of Chesterfield.

Culture[]

The village holds an annual well dressing (on the second Wednesday after the first Sunday in August) and a carnival (on the following Saturday).

Amenities[]

There are a number of pubs in the village including the Hare and Hounds, the Peacock at Barlow (which used to be the Old Pump) and the Tickled Trout.

Notable buildings[]

is dedicated to St Lawrence. Barlow Woodseats Hall, on the edge of the village, is the only manor house in the parish and dates from the 17th century. Amongst the other historical buildings is Lee, or Lea, Bridge, which is a grade II listed early 18th-century packhorse bridge; it has been described as "a substantially complete example of rural bridge 'engineering'".^[2][3]

Notable residents[]

• William Owtram was born here in 1626.^[4]
• Bernie Clifton currently lives here.^[5]

See also[]

• Barlow Common
• List of places in Derbyshire

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barlow, Derbyshire.

• Barlow in the Domesday Book