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| Bolsover | |
|---|---|
  Bolsover Location within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 11,673 (civil parish)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK475706 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTERFIELD |
| Postcode district | S44 |
| Dialling code | 01246 / 01623 / 01773 / 01909 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bolsover is a market town and the administrative centre of the Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It is 18 miles (29 km) from Sheffield, 26 miles (42 km) from Nottingham and 27 miles (43 km) from Derby. It is the main town in the Bolsover district.
The civil parish for the town is called Old Bolsover. It includes the town and the New Bolsover model village, along with Hillstown, Carr Vale, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Oxcroft, and Whaley. Its population at the 2011 UK Census was 11,673.[1]
Bolsover, along with several nearby villages, is situated in the north-east of the county of Derbyshire. It is the main town in the District of Bolsover, which is an electoral constituency and part of Derbyshire.
Bolsover sought city status in the Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours,[2] but the bid was unsuccessful.[3]
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Old Bolsover Parish (1170212732)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Bolsover: The small town with dreams of becoming a city". BBC News. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Platinum Jubilee: Eight towns to be made cities for Platinum Jubilee". BBC News. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.