Eckington, Derbyshire

Eckington
Eckington village centre (2006)
Eckington is located in Derbyshire
Eckington
Eckington
Location within Derbyshire
Area17.077 sq mi (44.23 km2)
Population11,855 (2011)[1]
• Density694/sq mi (268/km2)
OS grid referenceSK434749
• London135.34 mi (217.81 km)
Civil parish
  • Eckington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHEFFIELD
Postcode districtS21
Dialling code01246
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteEckington Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°18′29″N 1°21′51″W / 53.308°N 1.3643°W / 53.308; -1.3643

Eckington is a town[2] and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Chesterfield and 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Sheffield, on the border with South Yorkshire. It lies on the B6052 and B6056 roads close to the A6135 for Sheffield and Junction 30 of the M1. It had a 2001 population of 11,152,[3] increasing to 11,855 (including the parish of Bramley, Renishaw, Marsh Lane and Troway) at the 2011 Census.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Eckington Parish Local Area Report". nomisweb.co.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Eckington Parish Council". eckington-pc.gov.uk. Eckington Parish Council. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.