Bolsover
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| Population | 11,291 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Bolsover |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S44 |
| Dial code | 01246/ 01623/ 01773/ 01909 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bolsover |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The MP for Bolsover is Dennis Skinner (Labour) who is nicknamed – sometimes affectionately – as the 'Beast of Bolsover'.
[edit] See also
- Adult Sunday League Football http://www.bolsoveroldboys.co.uk
| Unitary authorities: | Derby |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Amber Valley • Bolsover • Chesterfield • Derbyshire Dales • Erewash • High Peak • North East Derbyshire • South Derbyshire |
| Cities/Towns: | Alfreton • Ashbourne • Bakewell • Belper • Bolsover • Buxton • Chapel-en-le-Frith • Chesterfield • Clay Cross • Derby • Dronfield • Glossop • Heanor • Ilkeston • Killamarsh • Long Eaton • Matlock • New Mills • Ripley • Sandiacre • Shirebrook • Staveley • Swadlincote • Whaley Bridge • Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire |
[edit] External links
Bolsover Old Boys FC http://www.bolsoveroldboys.co.uk
Also know as The Mass, Tange Dials, Crab Boilers, Hickories
