Barlborough
| Barlborough | |
|---|---|
 Crossroads of High Street and New Road/Ward Lane. The white building in the centre is the Rose and Crown public house. | |
 Barlborough parish highlighted within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 2,855 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SK476769 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S43 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Barlborough is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England.
Geography
[edit]According to the 2021 census it had a population of 2,855.[1] The village is near junction 30 of the M1 motorway and is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bolsover.
Coal
[edit]At Newman Spinney, an underground gasification plant opened on 22 May 1950, after experiments in 1949. Other experiments were at Bayton in Worcestershire.[2]
Education
[edit]Barlborough has two primary schools, one public[3] and one private.[citation needed]
Transport
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The second main section of the M1 was the Crick to Barlborough section. The Pinxton to Barlborough section was built by John Laing Construction Ltd, which was to open in late August 1967, being moved to early October 1967, and lastly to late October 1967.[4] There had been mining subsidence. Construction began in August 1965.[5] The section opened on Wednesday 25 October 1967. The section had cost £12.5m, and was two months late. Two days later on Friday 27 October 1967, the four miles of the M1 motorway from Stourton to East Ardsley, to the north, opened.
The section to the north, towards the Thurcroft Interchange was built by Tarmac Civil Engineering, which included the Woodall services nearby to the north, on the county boundary, which opened in summer 1968. This section was opened on the afternoon of 21 December 1967 by Stephen Swingler. The M18 motorway opened the same day.[6]
Notable residents
[edit]- John Osborne, goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion, who won an FA Cup winner's medal in 1967–68, was born here in 1940.[7]
- Francis Rodes built nearby Barlborough Hall in the 1580s.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Derby Evening Telegraph Thursday 28 June 1956, page 9
- ^ "Home page". Barlborough Primary School. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Derby Evening Telegraph Thursday 14 September 1967
- ^ Derby Evening Telegraph Tuesday 17 October 1967, page 5
- ^ CIHT Archive
- ^ Superstars in Stripes - John Osborne Archived January 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine West Bromwich Albion F.C. Official Site accessed June 2007
External links
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Media related to Barlborough at Wikimedia Commons- Local council
- Barlborough in the Domesday Book
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