Doveridge
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Doveridge is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about east of Uttoxeter. Its name may come from its having a bridge over the river Dove (i.e. Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River Trent. The civil parish population (including Oaks Green) as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,622.
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- Locality
- Derbyshire Dales
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,622
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Doveridge
- UK place.static_image_name
- Dove bridge 231394 40b11970.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Dove Bridge Now by-passed by the A50 dual carriageway and a new crossing just downstream.
- UK place.civil_parish
- Doveridge
- UK place.population
- 1,622
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.shire_county
- Derbyshire
- UK place.shire_district
- Derbyshire Dales
- UK place.map_type
- Derbyshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Derbyshire Dales
- UK place.post_town
- ASHBOURNE
- UK place.postcode_district
- DE6
- UK place.postcode_area
- DE
- UK place.dial_code
- 01889
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1622
- Image
- St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge (geograph 2001997).jpg
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- Doveridge
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Doveridge is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, near the border with Staffordshire and about east of Uttoxeter. Its name may come from its having a bridge over the river Dove (i.e. Dove(B)ridge), a tributary of the River Trent. The civil parish population (including Oaks Green) as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,622.
Doveridge has a pub, the "Cavendish Arms", and a working men's club. The village also has a football team and a cricket team, both quite successful in their local leagues.
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