53°16′34″N 1°15′47″W / 53.276°N 1.263°W
Clowne | |
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Town | |
Clowne Parish Church | |
Clowne parish highlighted within Derbyshire | |
Population | 7,755 [1] |
OS grid reference | SK492756 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
Postcode district | S43 |
Dialling code | 01246 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]