Calow

Calow

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.2354
longitude= -1.3774
static_

static_image_caption=The Blacksmith's Arms, Calow.
official_name= Calow
map_type= Derbyshire
population= 2,496
civil_parish= Calow
shire_district= North East Derbyshire
region= East Midlands
shire_county= Derbyshire
Ceremonial= Derbyshire
constituency_westminster= North East Derbyshire
post_town= CHESTERFIELD
postcode_district = S44
postcode_area= S
dial_code= 01246
os_grid_reference= SK415711
Police= Derbyshire Constabulary

Calow is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. It is close to the town of Chesterfield.

The origins of the village date back to 1086, when it was known as "Kalehal" (the bare corner of land). In 1430 it was known as "Calell", then "Calo" in 1561 before acquring its present name. It is recorded that there was a manor house which "belonged to the king" around the same time that the Domesday Book was compiled. The manor was in the possession of the successive families of Breton, Loudham and Foljambe, which were notable families at the time.

Coal and iron were worked in the village and for some time blast furnaces were in operation. Coal mined in Calow supplied furnaces in the nearby village of Duckmanton.

Calow is now considered a suburb of Chesterfield, even though it is not in the town's borough. It is a popular place to live due to its convenient location. The Royal Hospital, built just outside the boundaries of Calow, was opened in 1986. Amenities in Calow include; shops, a post office, a small park, a chemist, a primary school and a community centre.

Methodist minister the Rev'd Kathleen Richardson took as her title "Baroness Richardson of Calow", after the village, when she was created a life peer in 1998.

Famous People

Famous people to come from Calow include:
*Malcolm Partridge, footballer, formerly with Mansfield Town, Leicester City (1970-73) and Grimsby Town (1974-78)

See also

*List of places in Derbyshire

External links

* [http://www.calow.org International Calow Genealogy Society]


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