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Chellaston is a suburban village on the southern outskirts of Derby, in Derbyshire, England.
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Borrowash railway station was a station at Borrowash in Derbyshire.
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- 1 2 "Focus on... Chellaston Junction and surrounding area" . Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ↑ "Short History of Chellaston". Chellaston History Group. Retrieved 15 July 2011.