Brampton, North East Derbyshire

Brampton is a civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England, with a population of 1,201 in 2011. Lying 130 miles (210 km) north west of London, 20 miles (32 km) north of Derby, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the market town of Chesterfield, Brampton encompasses part of the Peak District national park to the west, and shares a border with the Borough of Chesterfield, Barlow, Baslow and Bubnell, Beeley, and Holymoorside and Walton. The parish contains a number of settlements including the village it was named after, but does not include the nearby built-up suburb of Brampton which is now within the Chesterfield unparished area.

Not to be confused with Brampton, Derbyshire.

Brampton
Civil parish
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Old Brampton
Brampton
Location within Derbyshire
Area8.12 sq mi (21.0 km2) 
Population1,201 (2011)
• Density148/sq mi (57/km2)
OS grid referenceSK334719
• London130 mi (210 km)
District
  • North East Derbyshire
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Settlements
Old Brampton
  • Cutthorpe
  • Wadshelf
  • Ashgate
  • Birley
  • Eastmoor
  • Four Lane Ends
  • Freebirch
  • Hemming Green
  • Hollins
  • Ingmanthorpe
  • Overgreen
  • Pratthall
  • Riddings
  • Upper Newbold
  • Wigley
  • Woodnock
Post townCHESTERFIELD
Postcode districtS42
Dialling code01246
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • North East Derbyshire
Websitebramptonparishcouncil.org
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