Old Whittington

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Victoria Club, 586 Sheffield Rd, Chesterfield S41 8LX, UK

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N53° 15' 36" W1° 25' 48"   (53.26, -1.43) Start navigation »

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Old Whittington is a village in Derbyshire and 2 miles (3.2 km) north (and a suburb) of Chesterfield and is/ 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Sheffield. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 4,181. The village lies on the River Rother.
Population in 1901 was 9416. The parish church of St Bartholomew was restored after its destruction by fire, except for the tower and spire, in 1895. The town manufactured stoneware bottles, other earthenware and bricks. There were also coal mines and ironworks.

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