| Grassmoor | |
|---|---|
 The entrance gates to Barnes Park are near the centre of Grassmoor, across the road from the village school. The war memorial stands just inside the entrance. | |
  Grassmoor Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 3,360 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK403672 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S42 |
| Dialling code | 01246 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Grassmoor is a village in Derbyshire, England, approximately three miles to the south of Chesterfield its distance from London is 148.5 miles. Its original name, according to 16th-century parish records, was Gresmore.[1] The appropriate civil parish is called Grassmoor, Hasland and Winsick. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 Census was 3,360.[2] Grassmoor formerly housed many miners, however all of the local mines in the area have been closed since the mid-eighties.
Opposite Grassmoor Primary School is Barnes Park and the cricket pitch. Many local cricket matches are played in the park and it is also host to an annual Summer Fete.
- ^ Grassmoor village in Derbyshire – England
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2016.