Holmesfield | |
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Holmesfield parish church and The Angel public house | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
Population | 971 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SK322776 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DRONFIELD |
Postcode district | S18 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Holmesfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 971.[1] The name "Holmesfield" means "raised pasture-land" and is of Norse and Anglo-Saxon origin. Viking influences are also evident with many road names suffixed by "gate", the old Norse word for "way".