Barlow | |
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Barlow village |
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Barlow parish highlighted within Derbyshire |
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Population | 920 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SK345746 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DRONFIELD |
Postcode district | S18 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Coordinates: 53°16′05″N 1°29′02″W / 53.268°N 1.484°W
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.