Denby

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Denby
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Church Street, Denby (2015)
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Denby
Location within Derbyshire
Population2,190 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SK386470
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RIPLEY
Postcode district DE5
Dialling code 01332, 01773
Police Derbyshire
Fire Derbyshire
Ambulance East Midlands
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53°01′11″N1°25′31″W / 53.01974°N 1.42531°W / 53.01974; -1.42531

Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal, [2] and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. Denby is 3 miles (5 km) east from Belper and 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed. [3] The village was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827, [4] increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census.

Contents

Other settlements in Denby parish

Denby parish boundary and local areas. Denby.jpg
Denby parish boundary and local areas.

All four of these, along with a small southern area of Marehay in Ripley, and a small portion of Openwoodgate near Belper, lie within Denby parish.

History

The settlement was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Denebi. By 1334, it was a market town and held an annual fair in September. For over two centuries, ironstone and clay were being mined; coal mining started in the 1200s. Royal astronomer John Flamsteed (1646–1719) was born in Denby. [2]

In 1806, William Bourne leased the clay bed that had been discovered while a road was being built. Three years later, the family began manufacturing salt-glazed pottery under the Bourne name, with son[ clarification needed ] Joseph running the operation. By the Second World War Denby had switched to producing tableware as well as industrial parts. Brown was the primary colour but the company shifted toward more attractive colours after the war. Ownership of the company remained with the family until 1942; after several owners, Denby was acquired by a consortium that was funded by Valco Capital Partners. The enterprise continues today as the Denby Pottery Company. [5]

The Stellarsphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park (2006) Stellasphere Denby 298622 b72c2e3b.jpg
The Stellarsphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park (2006)

The Stellarsphere

There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed, [2] opposite St Mary the Virgin's Church, which features the stellarsphere which shows the position of the stars and planets overhead at the current time.

The village is commemorated in the hymn tune Denby, composed in 1904 by Charles J. Dale. [6]

Sport and Leisure

Cricket

Denby Cricket Club was officially founded in 1865, but recent research has revealed records of activity as far back as 1850. [7] The club is based on The Copper Yard, off High Bank. [8] Denby field 5 Senior XI teams in the Derbyshire County Cricket League [9] and a long established Junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Notts & Derby Border Youth Cricket League. [10]

The Denby Dash

The Denby Dash is an annual 5 mile race around the village countryside in late summer. [11]

Notable people

In addition to John Flamsteed: [2]

Sport

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Denby (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Clerke, Agnes Mary (1911). "Flamsteed, John"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 10 (11th ed.). pp. 477–478.
  3. ↑ School web site, accessed 7 December 2009
  4. ↑ "Denby Parish Headcounts, 2001". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "The History of Denby". Denby Parish Council. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tune 001204 Denby". Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 100 & 159.
  8. ↑ "Denby Cricket Club". denby.play-cricket.com. Denby CC. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Derbyshire County Cricket League". DCCL. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Notts & Derby Border Youth Cricket League". ndbycl.play-cricket.com. N&DBYCL. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Denby Dash". denbyvillage.org.uk. Denby Village Conservation Group. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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