Denby
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 The Stellarsphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park |
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 Denby
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| Denby shown within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 1,827 |
| OS grid reference | SK386470 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPLEY |
| Postcode district | DE5 |
| Dialling code |
01332 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827 increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census.
There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed; opposite St Mary's church, which features the stellarsphere which shows the position of the stars and planets overhead at the current time.
Denby is 3 miles (4.8 km) east from Belper and 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed. It was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch.
The village is commemorated in the hymn tune Denby, composed in 1904 by Charles J. Dale.
In addition to John Flamsteed:
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