Chinley

Chinley
Chinley village
Chinley is located in Derbyshire
Chinley
Chinley
Location within Derbyshire
Population2,796 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK040825
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHIGH PEAK
Postcode districtSK23
Dialling code01663
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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53°20′20″N 1°56′28″W / 53.339°N 1.941°W / 53.339; -1.941

Chinley is a rural village in the High Peak Borough of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 2,796 at the 2011 Census.[1] Most of the civil parish (called Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside) is within the Peak District National Park. Historically, before the coming of the railway, the area was economically dominated by agriculture. Nowadays most inhabitants commute out of the village to work; accessible centres of work include Stockport, Sheffield and Manchester.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "2001 Census". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2013.