Shottle and Postern

Shottle and Postern
Civil parish
Shottle Hall
Map of parish area
Shottle and Postern Location within Derbyshire
Area	5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2) [1]
Population	270 (2021) [1]
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 3149
• London	120 mi (190 km) SE
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Settlements	Shottle Cowers Lane Shottlegate
Post town	BELPER
Postcode district	DE56
Dialling code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
Website	shottleposternpc.org.uk
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°02′13″N 1°32′20″W / 53.037°N 1.539°W / 53.037; -1.539

Shottle and Postern is a civil parish within the Amber Valley district, which is in the county of Derbyshire, England. Sparsely built up with much rural expanse, its population was 270 residents in the 2021 census.^[1] The parish is 120 miles (190 km) north west of London, 9 miles (14 km) north west of the county town of Derby, and 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) equidistant of the nearest market towns of Belper and Wirksworth. It shares a boundary with the parishes of Alderwasley, Ashleyhay, Belper, Hazelwood, Idridgehay and Alton, Turnditch and Windley.^[2]