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Barlow, Derbyshire

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

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

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. The village is about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Chesterfield.

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

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

The village church is named after 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.



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