| Denby | |
|---|---|
 Church Street, Denby (2015) | |
  Denby Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 2,190 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK386470 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPLEY |
| Postcode district | DE5 |
| Dialling code | 01332, 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal,[2] and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. Denby is 3 miles (5 km) east from Belper and 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed.[3] The village was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827,[4] increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census.
- ^ "Denby (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
EB1911was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ School web site, accessed 7 December 2009
- ^ "Denby Parish Headcounts, 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2013.