Poolsbrook

Poolsbrook
Poolsbrook.
Poolsbrook Location within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK442736
District	Chesterfield
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chesterfield
Postcode district	S43
Dialling code	01246
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Chesterfield
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°15′29″N1°20′24″W / 53.258°N 1.340°W / 53.258; -1.340

Poolsbrook (grid reference SK442736 ) is a former mining village near Staveley in North East Derbyshire, England. The village was built by Staveley Coal and Iron Company towards the end of the 19th century to provide housing for workers employed at the nearby Speedwell and the later Ireland Collieries. Since then new houses have been built (dubbed the "new village" by locals) and the old houses have been knocked down.

Local power

A large number of residents signed up to have their heating and electricity supplied by landfill gas powered CHP. ^[1] However, due to a lack of council support the scheme did not go ahead. ^[2] Poolsbrook is part of Staveley Town council, which is part of Chesterfield borough council. They have local elections to elect councillors on both of these councils. Many residents vote for the Labour Party and labour has been in power over Poolsbrook for many years.

References

1. Paul Brown Rubbish tip methane to cut village heating bills in half Guardian Unlimited March 2007
2. Energy Saving Trust case study

External links

Media related to Poolsbrook at Wikimedia Commons