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Denby
Village in Derbyshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal,[2] and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. Denby is 3 miles (5 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.[3] The village was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827,[4] increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census.
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Denby | |
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![]() Church Street, Denby (2015) | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Population | 2,190 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SK386470 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RIPLEY |
Postcode district | DE5 |
Dialling code | 01332, 01773 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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