Egstow is an area of
Clay Cross
Clay Cross is a town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It is a former industrial and mining town, about south of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield.
It is directly ...
, in the
North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerou ...
district, in the county of
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
, England. The
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of Egstow was created in 1894 from the part of the parishes of in
Pilsley and
Woodthorpe in
Clay Cross Urban District, the parish was expanded in 1898 with an area transferred from
North Wingfield
North Wingfield is a large village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district in the county of Derbyshire, England. Located approximately 4½ miles south-east of Chesterfield, and 1 mile north-east of Clay Cross. The population of t ...
, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Clay Cross. In 1931 the parish had a population of 836.
is nearby, in the civil parish of
Tupton.
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List of places in Derbyshire
This is a list of places in Derbyshire, England.
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See also
* List of settlements in Derbyshire by population
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External links
A History of Egstow Hall
Former civil parishes in Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire District
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