Ashover

Ashover
Village and civil parish
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Ashover is located in Derbyshire
Ashover
Ashover
Location within Derbyshire
Area14.93 sq mi (38.7 km2)
Population1,959 (2021)
• Density131/sq mi (51/km2)
OS grid referenceSK 349630
• London125 mi (201 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Ashover
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
SettlementsAlicehead, Alton, Ashover Hay, Doehole, Failgate, Farhill, Gladwin's Mark, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Slack, Spitewinter, Stone Edge and Uppertown
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS45
Dialling code01246
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.ashover-pc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°09′47″N 1°28′37″W / 53.163°N 1.477°W / 53.163; -1.477

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.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Ashover parish (E04002861)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2024.