Ashover | |
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Village and civil parish | |
The Old Poets' Corner | |
Parish map | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Area | 14.93 sq mi (38.7 km2) |
Population | 1,959 (2021) |
• Density | 131/sq mi (51/km2) |
OS grid reference | SK 349630 |
• London | 125 mi (201 km) SE |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Settlements | Alicehead, Alton, Ashover Hay, Doehole, Failgate, Farhill, Gladwin's Mark, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Slack, Spitewinter, Stone Edge and Uppertown |
Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
Postcode district | S45 |
Dialling code | 01246 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.ashover-pc.gov.uk |
Ashover is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,905,[1] increasing to 1,959 for the 2021 census.[2] It sits in a valley, not far from the town of Matlock and the Peak District national park.