Clowne

53°16′34″N 1°15′47″W / 53.276°N 1.263°W / 53.276; -1.263

Clowne
Town
Clowne Parish Church
Clowne parish highlighted within Derbyshire
Population7,755 [1]
OS grid referenceSK492756
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS43
Dialling code01246
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Clowne is a town and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The population was 7,590 at the 2011 Census and 7,755 at the 2021 Census.[2] It lies 9 miles (14 km) north east of Chesterfield and 7 miles (11 km) south west of Worksop and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Clune. The name is derived from the Celtic Clun for a river.[3]

  1. ^ "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics. Area: Clowne (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. April 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Description of Clowne & St John the Baptist Church". GENUKI. 16 April 2000. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2009.