Brassington

Also known as Brassington, Derbyshire

Brassington is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, 16 miles north west of Derby. The parish had a population of 573 at the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality: Derbyshire Dales
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 573
Timezone: Europe/London

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UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image_name: Brassington - 373997.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Brassington village
UK place.map_type: Derbyshire
UK place.official_name: Brassington
UK place.population: 573
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.shire_district: Derbyshire Dales
UK place.shire_county: Derbyshire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: Derbyshire Dales
UK place.post_town: MATLOCK
UK place.postcode_district: DE4
UK place.postcode_area: DE
UK place.os_grid_reference: SK231542

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Derbyshire Dales
Population: 573
Shares border with: Ivonbrook Grange
Image: Brassington - 373997.jpg

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Commons category: Brassington
OS grid reference: SK231542
postal code: DE4

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Brassington is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, 16 miles north west of Derby. The parish had a population of 573 at the 2011 census.

The name, spelled Branzingtune in the Domesday Book, is thought to mean "Brand's people's place". Most of the houses in the village are built of local limestone, and most are 200 or 300 years old; there are 20th-century houses at the south end of the village.

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