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Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, not far from Chesterfield. It is 145 miles from London, 18 miles from Sheffield and 54 miles from Manchester. It is the main town in the Bolsover district. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ...
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The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ...
The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ...
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ...
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Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
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The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ...
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Derbyshire Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Derbyshire. ...
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Bolsover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
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Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ...
London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ...
Sheffield is a major city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, in the north of England. ...
Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ...
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ...
The civil parish for the town is called Old Bolsover. It includes the town (including the New Bolsover area), along with Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Oxcroft and Whaley. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...
Bolsover has had a castle since the Norman period, which was originally the seat of the Peveril family. The first Peveril was the son of Norman William the Conqueror. The existing building was erected in 1613. Caernarfon Castle, Wales. ...
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William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ...
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The major industry of the area used to be coal mining but this has declined throughout all of England. Markham Colliery, just outside the town, closed in 1993. In August 2006 Bolsover was announced to have the seventh worst obesity rate in the UK. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Bolsover is notable for three sites of historical importance: Bolsover Castle, Creswell Crags (home to Britain's only known Palaeolithic cave art) and Creswell Model Village (an example of early twentieth century design from the Model village movement. North West View of Bolsover Castle c. ...
Map sources for Creswell Crags at grid reference SK536741 Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge on the Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire border, in the Midlands of England. ...
Creswell Model Village is an arts and crafts style village built in 1895 by the Bolsover Mining Company to accommodate workers and families of the newly founded Creswell Colliery (on land leased from the Welbeck Estate). ...
Model villages were a classification of social/industrial developments created in the UK during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ...
The MP for Bolsover is Dennis Skinner (Labour) who is nicknamed – sometimes affectionately – as the 'Beast of Bolsover'. Bolsover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Skinner in the House of Commons. ...
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Bolsover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
North West View of Bolsover Castle c. ...
This is a list of settlements in Derbyshire, England. ...
Carr Vale is a small village in Bolsover, near to Bolsover town. It is known for its high crime rate and drunken youths who attack the ethnic minorities, and also for the model village, which are housed by the unemployed. The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ...
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ...
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Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ...
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ...
Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ...
Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ...
Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ...
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Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. According to the UK 2001 census the civil parish of Bakewell had a population of 3,979. ...
Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ...
No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and is described as the gateway to the Peak District National Park (true from the west). ...
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Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ...
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Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ...
Location within the British Isles Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, situated between Sheffield and Chesterfield on the River Drone. ...
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Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, UK. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned with Eaubonne in France. ...
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Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ...
Location within the British Isles Sandiacre is a town in Erewash district, Derbyshire, England. ...
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