Old Brampton

Human settlement in England
District
  • North East Derbyshire
Shire county
  • Derbyshire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townChesterfieldPostcode districtS40PoliceDerbyshireFireDerbyshireAmbulanceEast Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
53°14′36″N 1°29′58″W / 53.2432°N 1.4994°W / 53.2432; -1.4994

Old Brampton is a village in the civil parish of Brampton, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It lies 3 miles to the west of Chesterfield, on a spur of higher land between two small valleys. The North East Derbyshire ward is called Brampton and Walton. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 3,676.[1] The Peak District National Park lies about 2 miles to the west.

In Culture

Old Brampton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the manors belonging to Walter D'Aincourt.[2]

References

  1. ^ "North East Derbyshire Ward population 2011". Neighboiurhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.750 ISBN 0-14-143994-7
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