Denby

This article is about the village in England. For other uses, see Denby (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 53°01′11″N 1°25′31″W / 53.01974°N 1.42531°W / 53.01974; -1.42531

Denby
The Stellasphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park
Denby  Denby shown within Derbyshire
Population	1,827 [1]
OS grid reference	SK386470
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPLEY
Postcode district	DE5
Dialling code	01332
	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Royal Astronomer, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company.

There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed; opposite St Mary's church, which features the stellasphere which shows the position of the stars and planets overhead at the current time.

Denby is three miles south-east from Belper and eight miles north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed.^[2] It was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch.

See also

• List of places in Derbyshire

References

1. ^ Denby Parish Census 2001
2. ^ School web site, accessed 7 December 2009

External links

• GENUKI page
• Photographs