Bolsover is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
in
DerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its main town is
BolsoverBolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is
145 miles from London,
18 miles from Sheffield and
54 miles from Manchester...
.
Bolsover is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
in
DerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Its main town is
BolsoverBolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is
145 miles from London,
18 miles from Sheffield and
54 miles from Manchester...
.
There are fourteen
town and parish councilsIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
within the district.
In addition to the town councils of
Old BolsoverOld Bolsover Town Council is a political/governmental area, within Bolsover , representing and administrating the town of Bolsover. The Town Council has been meeting in the Town Hall on Cotton Street since 1976....
and
ShirebrookShirebrook is a town in the Bolsover district of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 UK Census it had a population of 9,291 , 10,412...
, there are the parish councils of:
- Ault Hucknall
Ault Hucknall is a small village, which gives its name to the surrounding civil parish, in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England.Local residents describe the settlement as the "smallest village in England", although as a village is not legally defined in England, this is not a provable claim...
- Barlborough
Barlborough is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 3,018. The village is near junction 30 of the M1 motorway and is about five miles north of Bolsover...
- Blackwell
Blackwell is a village in Derbyshire, England.It is approximately 3½ miles north-east of Alfreton.William Foulke the Sheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford City and England goalkeeper was born and lived in Blackwell before moving to Sheffield to sign for Sheffield United.Another famous former resident...
- Clowne
Clowne is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It forms part of the Bolsover constituency .-History:...
- Elmton-with-Creswell
Elmton-with-Creswell is a civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire.Forming part of Bolsover district its main settlements are Elmton, Creswell and Creswell Model Village.- External links :*...
- Glapwell
Glapwell is located in north east Derbyshire between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield , although the nearest town centre is that of Bolsover . It is a village of 1,467 residents, situated on a hill adjoining the village of Bramley Vale.-History:This village is listed in the...
- Pinxton
Pinxton is a village on the eastern boundary of Derbyshire in the Bolsover district, England.In Anglo-Saxon times it was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the Domesday Book as "Esnotrewic." It is also thought that it was known as "Snodeswic," given by Wulfric Spott to...
- Pleasley
Pleasley is a small village in between the nearby towns of Chesterfield and Mansfield, it is 8 km south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and 4 km north west of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire...
- Scarcliffe
Scarcliffe is a small village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It is sometimes called Scarcliffe with Palterton...
- South Normanton
South Normanton is a medium-sized ex-mining village two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire and approximately 100 meters higher above sea level than Alfreton Town.The historic industries of the village were agriculture, stocking, spinning and mining....
- Tibshelf
Tibshelf is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. It has a population of approximately 3,500.The village was the site for the UK's first inland oil well...
- Whitwell
Whitwell is a small village located in Derbyshire, England.Although Whitwell celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in the 'Whitwell 1000' Celebrations of 1989 it is much older than this celebration suggests.The earliest written references to Whitwell are from the Anglo-Saxon charters however many of...
Other settlements include
BroadmeadowsBroadmeadows is a newly built housing estate in the town of South Normanton, Derbyshire. The estate is situated in the Bolsover district and is not far from the town of Alfreton. The estate is built on the borders of the parishs of South Normanton and Pinxton....
,
HilcoteHilcote is a small village in the south of the Bolsover district in Derbyshire, England, located close to the A38 junction with the M1 ....
,
LangwithLangwith is a close group of four villages crossing the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border, on the river Poulter only about two miles from Warsop, and about four miles from Bolsover, on the A632 road, south of Whaley Thorns....
, Old Blackwell,
NewtonNewton is a village in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It lies about a mile south of Tibshelf....
, Palterton,
ShirebrookShirebrook is a town in the Bolsover district of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. At the 2001 UK Census it had a population of 9,291 , 10,412...
,
South NormantonSouth Normanton is a medium-sized ex-mining village two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire and approximately 100 meters higher above sea level than Alfreton Town.The historic industries of the village were agriculture, stocking, spinning and mining....
and
WesthousesWesthouses is a village in Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. Named after West House Farm, the settlement was founded in the 1870's. The Midland Railway was the main employer and landowner...
The current district boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the
urban districtIn the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council.-England and Wales:In England...
of
BolsoverBolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is
145 miles from London,
18 miles from Sheffield and
54 miles from Manchester...
was merged with
Blackwell Rural DistrictBlackwell was a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on that part of the Mansfield rural sanitary district which was in Derbyshire .It was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming part of the new district...
and
Clowne Rural DistrictClowne was a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as that part of the Worksop rural sanitary district which was in Derbyshire...
.