Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside | |
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Civil parish | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Area | 6.38 sq mi (16.5 km2) [1] |
Population | 2,794 (2021) [1] |
• Density | 438/sq mi (169/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 046833 |
• London | 150 mi (240 km) SE |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Settlements |
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Post town | HIGH PEAK |
Postcode district | SK23 |
Dialling code | 01663 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | chinleybuxworthbrownside-pc.gov.uk |
Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside is a civil parish within the High Peak district, which is in the county of Derbyshire, England. Partially rural with several villages contained within, its population was 2,794 residents in the 2021 census.[1] The parish is 150 miles (240 km) north west of London, 35 miles (56 km) north west of the county city of Derby, and 1+1⁄3 miles (2.1 km) north of the nearest market town of Chapel-en-le-Frith. Being close to the edge of the county border, it shares a boundary with the parishes of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Edale, Hayfield, New Mills and Whaley Bridge.[2] A substantial portion of the parish is within the Peak District national park.