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Chesterfield is a market town
Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
 and a borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the Borough Council or inhabitants of the district....
 of Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire 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....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It lies north of the city of Derby
Derby

Derby is a city status in the United Kingdom in the East Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent, Derbyshire and is located in the south of the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire....
, on a confluence of the rivers Rother
River Rother, South Yorkshire

The River Rother is a river in the northern midlands of England, after which the town of Rotherham and the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency are named....
 and Hipper
River Hipper

The River Hipper is a tributary of the River Rother, South Yorkshire in Derbyshire, England. Its source is a large expanse of wetlands, fed by the surrounding moors between Chatsworth, Derbyshire and Chesterfield, known as the Hipper Sick on Beeley Moor which is part of the Chatsworth House....
. Including Staveley
Staveley, Derbyshire

Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. The town is situated alongside the River Rother, South Yorkshire, adjacent to Eckington, Derbyshire to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west....
, the population (2001) is 100,879, although that of the town itself is 70,260. It is Derbyshire's largest town, although the county town
County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....
 of Derbyshire is Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales is a Non-metropolitan district in Derbyshire, England. Much of the district is situated in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent, Derbyshire....
. Around 250,000 people live in the immediate area nearby including Dronfield
Dronfield

Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England...
, Bolsover
Bolsover

Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is 145 miles  from London, 18 miles  from Sheffield and 54 miles  from Manchester....
, Staveley
Staveley, Derbyshire

Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. The town is situated alongside the River Rother, South Yorkshire, adjacent to Eckington, Derbyshire to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west....
, Shirebrook
Shirebrook

Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. It has a population of 10,412. It is on the B6407, and close to the A632 road, between Mansfield and Bolsover....
 and Clay Cross
Clay Cross

Clay Cross is a former mining town and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about six miles south of Chesterfield....
. It is located on the A61
A61 road

[Image:Sheepscar Interchange.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The A61 at the Sheepscar Interchange The A61 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire....
, fairly close to the M1
M1 motorway

The M1 is a major north?south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 road near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the Preston Bypass route, which later bec...
 (via the A617 to junction 29), and forms part of the Sheffield City Region
Sheffield city region

#Sheffield#Rotherham#Barnsley#Doncaster#Chesterfield#North East Derbyshire#Bolsover#Bassetlaw#Derbyshire DalesThe Sheffield City Region is an area of England centred on Sheffield....
.

town received its market charter in the year 1204 from King John
John of England

John reigned as List of English monarchs from 6 April 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I of England, who died without issue....
 and around two hundred and fifty stalls can still be found in the town centre every Monday, Friday and Saturday.






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Chesterfield is a market town
Market town

Market town or market right is a law term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host Market, distinguishing them from villages and city....
 and a borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the Borough Council or inhabitants of the district....
 of Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire 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....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. It lies north of the city of Derby
Derby

Derby is a city status in the United Kingdom in the East Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent, Derbyshire and is located in the south of the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire....
, on a confluence of the rivers Rother
River Rother, South Yorkshire

The River Rother is a river in the northern midlands of England, after which the town of Rotherham and the Rother Valley parliamentary constituency are named....
 and Hipper
River Hipper

The River Hipper is a tributary of the River Rother, South Yorkshire in Derbyshire, England. Its source is a large expanse of wetlands, fed by the surrounding moors between Chatsworth, Derbyshire and Chesterfield, known as the Hipper Sick on Beeley Moor which is part of the Chatsworth House....
. Including Staveley
Staveley, Derbyshire

Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. The town is situated alongside the River Rother, South Yorkshire, adjacent to Eckington, Derbyshire to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west....
, the population (2001) is 100,879, although that of the town itself is 70,260. It is Derbyshire's largest town, although the county town
County town

A county town is the 'capital' of a county in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county....
 of Derbyshire is Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales is a Non-metropolitan district in Derbyshire, England. Much of the district is situated in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent, Derbyshire....
. Around 250,000 people live in the immediate area nearby including Dronfield
Dronfield

Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England...
, Bolsover
Bolsover

Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is 145 miles  from London, 18 miles  from Sheffield and 54 miles  from Manchester....
, Staveley
Staveley, Derbyshire

Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. The town is situated alongside the River Rother, South Yorkshire, adjacent to Eckington, Derbyshire to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west....
, Shirebrook
Shirebrook

Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. It has a population of 10,412. It is on the B6407, and close to the A632 road, between Mansfield and Bolsover....
 and Clay Cross
Clay Cross

Clay Cross is a former mining town and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about six miles south of Chesterfield....
. It is located on the A61
A61 road

[Image:Sheepscar Interchange.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The A61 at the Sheepscar Interchange The A61 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire....
, fairly close to the M1
M1 motorway

The M1 is a major north?south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 road near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the Preston Bypass route, which later bec...
 (via the A617 to junction 29), and forms part of the Sheffield City Region
Sheffield city region

#Sheffield#Rotherham#Barnsley#Doncaster#Chesterfield#North East Derbyshire#Bolsover#Bassetlaw#Derbyshire DalesThe Sheffield City Region is an area of England centred on Sheffield....
.

History

The town received its market charter in the year 1204 from King John
John of England

John reigned as List of English monarchs from 6 April 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I of England, who died without issue....
 and around two hundred and fifty stalls can still be found in the town centre every Monday, Friday and Saturday. A flea market takes place each Thursday.

The 1204 charter also constituted the town as free borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
, granting the burgesses of Chesterfield the same privileges as those of Nottingham
Nottingham

Nottingham is one of the three major city status in the United Kingdom in the East Midlands and is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England....
. Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I was List of English monarchs and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the House of Tudor....
 granted a charter of incorporation in 1594, creating a corporation consisting of a mayor, six aldermen, six brethren, and twelve capital burgesses. This remained the governing charter until the borough was reformed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835
Municipal Corporations Act 1835

The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 - sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales....
. The borough originally consisted only of the township
Township (England)

In England, township usually means a village or hamlet. A township may be co-terminous with a chapelry, manorialism, or other minor area of local administration....
 of Chesterfield, but was extended in 1892 to include parts of surrounding townships. In 1920 there was a major extension to the borough when it absorbed Whittington
Whittington

Whittington is the name of several places,In England :* Whittington, Gloucestershire* Whittington, Lancashire* Whittington, Northumberland - see Great Whittington...
 and Newbold
Newbold

Newbold can refer to:...
 urban district. Chesterfield's current boundaries date from April 1, 1974, when under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, the Borough of Chesterfield was formed by the amalgamation of the municipal borough
Municipal borough

Municipal boroughs were a type of local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002....
 with the urban district
Urban district

In 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....
 of Staveley
Staveley, Derbyshire

Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. The town is situated alongside the River Rother, South Yorkshire, adjacent to Eckington, Derbyshire to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west....
 and the parish of Brimington from Chesterfield Rural District.

Chesterfield benefited greatly from the building of the Chesterfield Line - part of the Derby to Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
 railway (North Midland Line), which was begun in 1837 by George Stephenson
George Stephenson

George Stephenson was an England civil engineer and mechanical engineering who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam engine locomotives and is known as the "Father of Railways"....
. During its construction, a sizeable seam of coal
Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
 was discovered during the construction of the Clay Cross Tunnel
Clay Cross Tunnel

Clay Cross Tunnel is a 1,784-yard tunnel on the former North Midland Railway line near Clay Cross in Derbyshire, England now part of the Midland Main Line....
. This and the local ironstone were promptly exploited by Stephenson who set up a company in Clay Cross
Clay Cross

Clay Cross is a former mining town and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about six miles south of Chesterfield....
 to trade in the minerals.

During his time in Chesterfield, Stephenson lived at Tapton House
Tapton House

Tapton House, situated in Tapton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was once the home of English mechanical engineer George Stephenson who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives....
, and remained there until his death in 1848. He is interred in Trinity Church. In 2006, a statue of Stephenson was erected outside Chesterfield railway station
Chesterfield railway station

Chesterfield railway station is a medium-sized railway station, 12 miles south of Sheffield railway station and to the east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, town centre....
.

A new landmark was planned to be erected on the outskirts of the town—the Solar Pyramid
Solar Pyramid

The Solar Pyramid was set to be a giant sundial and potentially the UK's largest sculpture. It was also intended to become the UK?s largest artwork, the world?s biggest functioning timepiece, and the world's largest sundial....
, which would have been built by the side of the M1
M1 motorway

The M1 is a major north?south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 road near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the Preston Bypass route, which later bec...
 at Poolsbrook. Work on the 'sculpture', which would have been the largest in the UK, commenced late Summer 2007 and was expected to be completed by mid-2008. This sculpture has now been cancelled due to a lack of funds.

Chesterfield is the location for the headquarters of the local newspaper, the Derbyshire Times
Derbyshire Times

The Derbyshire Times is a local newspaper published in northern Derbyshire. It appears weekly, each edition being on sale on Thursdays.Its headquarters are in Chesterfield and much of its coverage centres on the town and the surrounding area....
.

Governance

Local government in Chesterfield is organised in a two-tier structure. At the upper tier, services such as consumer protection, education, main roads and social services are provided by Derbyshire County Council. At the lower tier, services such as housing, planning, refuse collection and burial grounds are provided by Chesterfield Borough Council. The borough is unparished
Unparished area

In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish. Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparished....
 with the exception of Brimington and Staveley: Brimington Parish Council and Staveley Town Council exercise limited functions in those areas.

County council


Derbyshire County Council has sixty-four elected county councillors, each representing a single-member electoral division. The entire council is elected every four years. At the last elections in May 2005 the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
 held their majority on the council. Nine county councillors were elected for divisions of the Borough of Chesterfield: five being Liberal Democrats and four Labour.

Borough council


Chesterfield Borough Council consists of forty-eight councillors. Elections of the whole council take place every four years, the last elections having occurred in 2007. The borough is divided nineteen wards, with between 1 and 3 councillors elected for each ward. As of 2009 the Liberal Democrats control the borough council with 38 councillors, while the Labour Party has 10 councillors.

The council choose one of their members annually to be mayor of Chesterfield, with the 368th mayor elected in May 2008.

The borough council set up a system of community forums in 1999 as part of their decision making process. There are eight forums which meet at least six times a year and consist of the borough and county councillors for the area and a number of co-opted members. The eight community forums are:
  • Barrow Hill and Whittington
  • Brimington and Tapton
  • Dunston, Moor and St Helen’s
  • Hasland and St Leonard’s
  • Holmebrook and Rother
  • Newbold and Brockwell
  • Staveley
  • Walton and West


Coat of arms
The borough council uses armorial bearings
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 originally granted (to the previous borough corporation) by letters patent
Letters patent

Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government, granting an office, right, government-granted monopoly, title, or status to a person or to some entity such as a corporation....
 dated 10 November 1955. The blazon
Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of, most often, a coat of arms or flag, which enables a person to construct or reconstruct the appropriate image....
 of the arms is as follows:
Gules a Device representing a Pomegranate Tree as depicted on the ancient Common Seal of the Borough the tree leaved and eradicated proper flowered and fructed Or and for the Crest on a Wreath of the Colours Issuant from a Mural Crown Gules Masoned Or a Mount Vert thereon a Derby Ram passant guardant proper. Supporters: On the dexter side a Cock and on the sinister side a Pynot or Magpie proper each Ducally gorged Or


The shield is based on the borough's ancient common seal
Common Seal

The Harbor Seal , also known as the Common Seal or alternately spelled Harbour Seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern hemisphere....
, which is believed to date from the first half of the sixteenth century. The seal depicts a stylised pomegranate
Pomegranate

The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing to between five and eight metres tall. The pomegranate is native to the region from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean Basin region and the Caucasus since ancient times....
 tree. When the arms were formally granted, the College of Arms
College of Arms

The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
 expressed the opinion that the plant had been adopted by the town as a symbol of loyalty to the crown, as it was a royal badge used by Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lordship of Ireland and claimant to the Early Modern France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII of England....
 and Mary Tudor
Mary Tudor

Mary Tudor may refer to:*Mary I of England, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, d.1558*Mary Tudor, Queen of France, daughter of Henry VII of England, wife of Louis XII of France and then of Charles Brandon, 1st duke of Suffolk...
.

The crest depicts a Derby Ram
The Derby Ram (song)

The Derby Ram or As I was Going to Derby is a traditional comic England folk song that tells the story of a Domestic sheep of gargantuan proportions and the difficulties involved in butchering and otherwise processing its carcass....
, representing the county of Derbyshire, and a mural crown
Mural crown

The Ancient Rome corona muralis as used in classical antiquity was a golden crown, or a circle of gold intended to resemble a battlement, bestowed upon the soldier who first climbed the wall of a besieged city or fortress to successfully place the flag of the attacking army upon it....
, suggestive of a town wall and thus borough status.

The supporters
Supporters

In heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the Escutcheon and depicted holding it up. These figures may be real or imaginary animals, human figures, and in rare cases plants or inanimate objects....
 on either side of the arms represent the Cock and Pynot Inn, Old Whittington
Old Whittington

Old Whittington is a village in Derbyshire south-east of Sheffield and north of Chesterfield. The village lies on the River Rother, South Yorkshire....
. The inn, now Revolution House, was the site of a meeting between conspirators against James II
James II of England

James II and VII was List of English monarchs, List of Scottish monarchs, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic Church monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
 in 1688. Among those meeting there were the Earls of Danby
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds , English statesman, commonly known also by his earlier title of Earl of Danby, served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II of England and William III of England of England....
 and Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, Knight of the Garter, Privy Council of England, was a soldier and statesman, the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Cecil....
, commemorated by the ducal crowns around the supporters' necks. The two birds stand on a compartment of rocks and moorland. The motto is "aspire", a punning reference to the crooked spire of the parish church.

Economy

In the last 30 years, the economy in and around Chesterfield has experienced major change, moving the employment base away from the primary and secondary sectors, and towards the tertiary area. The area sits on a large coalfield and the area played host to many coal mines, including:
  • Clay Cross
    Clay Cross

    Clay Cross is a former mining town and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, about six miles south of Chesterfield....
  • Arkwright
    Arkwright

    Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic old english term for a person who manufactures chests, and may also refer to:* Ian Arkwright , English professional footballer...
  • Bolsover
    Bolsover Colliery Company

    The Bolsover Colliery Company was a major mining concern established to extract coal from land owned by the William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland....
  • Grassmoor
  • North Wingfield
  • Holmewood


From 1981 to 2002, 15,000 jobs in the coal industry disappeared and not a single colliery remains open, although open cast mining continued at Arkwright
Arkwright town

Arkwright Town could be:* Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England* Arkwright, New York, USA...
 until a few years ago. Many of the sites were restored by contractor for Derbyshire County Council.

Very little evidence of the industry remains today; a cyclist and walkers route, the so called "Five Pits Trail" now links some of the former collieries and most of the sites are now indistinguishable from the surrounding countryside.

Within the town itself, large factories and major employers have disappeared or relocated in the last 10 years including:
  • Bryan Donkin (near to Horn's Bridge Roundabout) which is under development as Spire Walk Business Park
  • Chesterfield Cylinders (now Alma Leisure Park, includes Cannons Health Club, a Cineworld
    Cineworld

    Cineworld Cinemas plc is a chain of 75 cinemas with sites situated across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Jersey. The company is the second largest cinema chain across the UK and Ireland....
    , Frankie and Benny's, McDonald's
    McDonald's

    McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts....
    , Hobby Horse pub, and a Blockbusters
    Blockbuster (movie rental store)

    Blockbuster Inc. is the largest chain of DVD and video game rental stores in the world. It is headquartered at Renaissance Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas....
    )
  • Markham & Co.
    Markham & Co.

    The Victoria Foundry near Chesterfield, Derbyshire was owned and successfully run by father and son partnership John and William Oliver from the mid-1850s until 1862 when, following the death of the father, it became the sole property of son, William....
     (The Channel Tunnel
    Channel Tunnel

    The Channel Tunnel , also known by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea rail transport tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, Kent in England with Coquelles near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover....
     between England and France used Tunnel Boring Machine
    Tunnel boring machine

    A tunnel boring machine is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and Stratum. They can bore through hard rock, sand, and almost anything in between....
    s manufactured here. The factory site is now a private housing estate
    Housing estate

    A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance....
    ). The old offices being converted into flats and serviced office suites.
  • Dema Glass (site for Chesterfield's new football ground, which is currently in development)


Whilst others have downsized significantly:
  • GKN plc. now shut and site being turned into a business park.
  • Robinson's (has demolished several buildings and cut thousands of jobs).
  • Trebor
    Cadbury Trebor Bassett

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is a United Kingdom confectionery company based at Bournville in Birmingham....
     merged with Bassetts sweets of Sheffield and relocated a modern unit at Holmwood
    Holmwood

    Holmwood is a civil parish in Mole Valley Borough Council in Surrey. The parish has a population of 850.Holmwood railway station is on the Sutton & Mole Valley Lines...
     Business park and were taken over by Cadbury.


Manufacturing employment has fallen by a third since 1991, though the percentage of the population employed in manufacturing is still above the national average, underlining how critical it has been to Chesterfield in the past. Today, smaller scale firms are to be found on several industrial estates, the largest of which is located at Sheepbridge. Business located on the estate include SIG plc
SIG plc

SIG plc is a United Kingdom-based international supplier of Building insulation, roofing, commercial interiors and specialist construction products....
 subsidiary Warren Insulations, Franke Sisons Ltd
Franke (company)

Franke Holding AG, based in Aarburg, Switzerland is an industrial manufacturer with companies located around the world.Franke has about 13,000 qualified employees working in 70 companies in Europe, South and North America, Africa, Australia and Asia....
 (founded in 1784 in Sheffield, and one of the first to manufacture stainless steel kitchen sinks in the 1930s), Rhodes engineering, Chesterfield Felt, and others.

Next to Tesco
Tesco

Tesco Public limited company is a British-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share with profits exceeding ?2 billion....
 there is a 40 acre clearing due to Arnold Laver
Arnold Laver

Arnold Laver Ltd is a British timber trade based in Sheffield. The company was founded by Arnold Laver in 1920. They have 16 Depots, Employ approximately 800, and with a turnover in excess of ?100 million per year....
s relocating to a modern sawmill at Halfway
Mosborough

Mosborough ward — which includes the Districts of Sheffield of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield — is one of the 28 electoral wards in Sheffield, England....
, on the Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
 border. The former sawmill being demolished, with plans being proposed for a new waterside village built around a new marina at the end of the Chesterfield Canal
Chesterfield Canal

The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles from the Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire....
 which currently terminates at a weir adjacent to the site.

There is a Morrisons
Morrisons

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Public Limited Company is the TNS Worldpanel chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies....
 on the junction of Chatsworth Road (A619) and Walton Road (A632), a Sainsburys
J Sainsbury

J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsbury's , the third largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom....
 on Rother Way (A619 for Staveley), and a Tesco
Tesco

Tesco Public limited company is a British-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share with profits exceeding ?2 billion....
 on the junction of the A619 and A61
A61 road

[Image:Sheepscar Interchange.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The A61 at the Sheepscar Interchange The A61 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire....
 (known locally as the Tesco Roundabout). The Institute of Business Advisers] is based on Queen Street North. The Chesterfield Royal Hospital is on the A632 out towards Calow
Calow

Calow is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. It is close to the town of Chesterfield....
 and Bolsover
Bolsover

Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is 145 miles  from London, 18 miles  from Sheffield and 54 miles  from Manchester....
.

Peak FM broadcasts from Sheepbridge on 107.4FM and 102FM via the nearby Chesterfield Transmitter
Chesterfield Transmitter

The Chesterfield transmitting station is a television and radio transmitter which serves the town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire and surrounding areas....
, which also hosts BBC Radio Sheffield
BBC Radio Sheffield

BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC Local Radio service for England Metropolitan Counties of England of South Yorkshire and the north Midlands. It was the BBC local radio station, beginning on 15 November 1967....
 on 94.7FM. DAB transmissions for Chesterfield come from the Chesterfield Transmitter
Chesterfield Transmitter

The Chesterfield transmitting station is a television and radio transmitter which serves the town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire and surrounding areas....
, however only Digital One
Digital One

Digital One is a national commercial Digital audio broadcasting multiplex in the United Kingdom, jointly owned by GCap Media and Arqiva. The multiplex covers approximately 87% of the UK population from a total of 103 transmitters....
 is currently broadcast and NOW Derbyshire
NOW Derbyshire

Now Derbyshire is an upcoming local commercial Digital audio broadcasting multiplexing in the United Kingdom, which will serve Derbyshire and other parts of the East Midlands....
 is due to start soon, although some digital radio stations can be received from outlying transmitters. The local television stations are ITV Yorkshire
Yorkshire Television

Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for the Yorkshire franchise. Up until 1974 this was primarily the three Riding of Yorkshire and associated areas served by the Emley Moor transmitting station television transmitter....
 and BBC Look North
BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

BBC Look North is the BBC's regional TV news service for East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North West Norfolk, produced by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire....
, both transmitted from Leeds. The digital switchover date for the area is 2011.

Chesterfield is also home to the area's only RSPCA Branch. Other centres are further afield and obviously do not cover the same area. These are Sheffield, Derby, Radcliffe on Trent and Bawtry. The Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Branch] serves the whole of the North East Derbyshire area, and is not government funded, relying on the good people of Derbyshire to keep it going. The centre holds many events to raise money, one being an annual Dog Show held in the summer. The centre itself is on the verge of a major rebuild.

The town's biggest employer is now the "Post Office" administration deptment located in a newly constructed building located on the edge of the town centre. The Royal Mail
Royal Mail

Royal Mail is the national mail of the United Kingdom. Royal Mail Holdings plc owns Royal Mail Group Limited, which in turns operates the brands Royal Mail , Parcelforce and General Logistics Systems....
's Pensions Service Centre is near the town on Boythorpe Road, in Rowland Hill House. There is another Royal Mail building in the town on West Bars called Future Walk. Formerly this was Chetwynd House, now substantially demolished and replaced by the new Post Office building. Here a work by sculptor Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth

Dame Barbara Hepworth Order of the British Empire was a major United Kingdom Sculpture and artist of the twentieth century. She was a contemporary and friend of Henry Moore....
 Carved Reclining Form or Rosewall was prominently displayed for many years and nicknamed Isaiah by local critics, due to it resembling a crude human face with one eye higher than the other ("eye's higher"). Soon after its installation a painted nose and mouth were added, and the work was surrounded by screens for some time while cleaning took place. The work was under the threat of being sold in 2005, but the plan was eventually scrapped.

Shopping, entertainment and leisure


Town centre
The Town centre of Chesterfield has retained much of its pre-war era layout. Chesterfield is home to one of the largest open air markets in Britain, the stalls sitting either side of the historic Market Hall. In the middle of town, a collection of narrow medieval streets make up "The Shambles", which houses The Royal Oak, one of Britain's oldest pubs.

Near Holywell Cross is Chesterfield's largest department store, the local Co-op, more correctly "The Chesterfield and District Co-operative Society". Their buildings occupy the majority of Elder Way and include an enclosed bridge. Since 2001, this has been incorporated within Midlands Co-operative Society
Midlands Co-operative Society

The Midlands Co-operative Society is a large consumer cooperative in the United Kingdom. Since the merger of United Co-operatives and The Co-operative Group in 2007, it is now the second-largest such Society in the UK....
 Limited—or Midlands Co-op as it is better known—which is the second largest independent retail Society in the UK.

The Pavements
In the late 1970s a large area between Low Pavement (in the Market Square) and New Beetwell Street was completely demolished (except the original shop fronts) to build "The Pavements" shopping centre, known by some local residents as "The Precinct", with larger shops such as Boots the Chemist, which was opened in November 1981 by the Prince
Charles, Prince of Wales

The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the eldest child of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, making him heir apparent, equally and separately, to the thrones of Commonwealth realm....
 and Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their sons, Princes Prince William of Wales and Prince Henry of Wales , are second and third Line of succession to the British throne of the British monarchy and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms....
. It has entrances located opposite Chesterfield Market and escalators leading down to New Beetwell Street and the Bus station. An enclosed bridge links the site to a multi-storey car park built at the same time adjacent to the town's coach station.

Chesterfield Library's main entrance is located just outside The Pavements at the exit that is next to McDonald's with steps leading down to New Beetwell Street. The library spans several floors and was planned as part of the development. The building was erected later and opened in 1985. In 2007 Chesterfield Library was the 8th busiest in England with over three quarters of a million visitors, according to a study by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The area to the side of the library was redeveloped retaining the old narrow passage ways but creating various small shop units & offices in the style of "The Shambles".

On 27 June 2007 the Somerfield store in the Precinct was completely gutted in a fire during which the roof collapsed. Fortunately, only a few shoppers suffered minor injuries. The fire was reportedly the result of an accidental ignition. The fire started at 13:10 on 27 June and was not extinguished until 23:30 the same day. All the shops in The Pavements were closed and evacuated. Other areas including the Market Hall were later evacuated as cordons were placed as a result of the smoke becoming worse.

Following the fire, Somerfield announced their intention to cease trading in Chesterfield. It re-opened in September 2008 as a Tesco Metro store.

Vicar Lane
Vicar Lane was redeveloped in 2000 to become a pedestrianised, open-air shopping area, that involved almost all of the existing buildings being demolished including the now closed Woolworths and the old bus station. The project was so large that two new shopping streets were created as part of the development. It now hosts major chains such as Woolworths, BHS and Argos. The development was originally planned in the 1980s but was delayed due to the economics at the time. A new multistorey car park on Beetwell Street was added as part of the revised plan. The area is located between the "Pavements Centre" & Markets and the "crooked spire"
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield

The Church of St Mary and All Saints is the Parish Church of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England....
.

Food and Drink
Cuisine available in the area includes Chinese, Indian and Thai restaurants and takeaways. Several night clubs are located around the town, predominantly towards "The Doughnut", more correctly called "Holywell Cross Car Park". Scattered around the town are many bars and pubs and west of the town centre the "Brampton Mile" provides 13 pubs on a one mile section of Chatsworth Road. Chesterfield's night-life is well-regarded by many within the area for both its variety and number of venues located within a relatively compact area, although there are now very little if any that cater for alternative tastes.

The Arts
The Winding Wheel, previously an Odeon Cinema
Odeon Cinemas

Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of movie theater in Europe and is wholly based within the United Kingdom. It is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners....
 and Fusion nightclub, is a multi-purpose venue, hosting concerts, exhibitions, conferences, dinners, family parties, dances, banquets, wedding receptions, meetings, product launches and lectures. Past notable appearances include Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson

Eric Tomlinson , known by his stage name Ricky Tomlinson, is an England actor, best known for his starring role on the BBC kitchen sink realism sitcom The Royle Family....
 and Patrick McGuinness
Patrick McGuinness

Patrick Joseph McGuinness is an England stand-up comedian and comedy actor famous for his work with Peter Kay....
. Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra give three concerts a year at the Winding Wheel.

"The Pomegranate Theatre" (formerly known for many years as 'Chesterfield Civic Theatre', and prior to that 'The Stephenson Memorial Theatre') is a listed Victorian building (in what is now known as the Stephenson Memorial Building), with a small auditorium, seating around 500 people . A variety of shows are performed throughout the year. Also in the Stephenson Memorial Building is the Chesterfield Museum, until 1984 it was used for the town's lending library. The museum is owned by Chesterfield Borough Council, as are the Winding Wheel and the Pomegranate Theatre. The box office for both entertainment venues is located in the entrance area of the theatre.

The Royal Mail building Future Walk, on West Bars, was the former site of Chetwynd House (referred to locally as "the AGD"). Here a work by sculptor Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth

Dame Barbara Hepworth Order of the British Empire was a major United Kingdom Sculpture and artist of the twentieth century. She was a contemporary and friend of Henry Moore....
 Carved Reclining Form or Rosewall was prominently displayed for many years and nicknamed Isaiah by local critics, due to it resembling a crude human face with one eye higher than the other ("eye's higher"). Soon after its installation a painted nose and mouth were added, and the work was surrounded by screens for some time while cleaning took place. The work was under the threat of being sold in 2005, but the plan was eventually scrapped, recognising the piece's national significance. Other artworks of note include 'A System of Support and Balance' by Paul Lewthwaite
Paul Lewthwaite

Paul Lewthwaite is a sculptor working internationally, based in the UK. He produces sculptures for exhibition and public commission. His work is exhibited widely across the UK, Europe and the USA....
 located outside Chesterfield Magistrates' Court.

Transport


Roads

Junction 29 of the M1 motorway
M1 motorway

The M1 is a major north?south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 road near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the Preston Bypass route, which later bec...
 at Heath
Heath, Derbyshire

Heath is a village in the North East Derbyshire district of the England county of Derbyshire....
 links Chesterfield to the motorway network to the south, via the A617 dual-carriageway. Construction of the new Junction 29a has been completed at Markham Vale, Duckmanton
Duckmanton

A village part of the civil parish of Sutton-cum-Duckmanton, in North East Derbyshire, between Bolsover and Chesterfield....
, and the new junction opened at the end of June 2008, (). With Links to the M1 at Junction 30 and the North via the A619. Other major roads include the A61
A61 road

[Image:Sheepscar Interchange.jpg|thumb|left|240px|The A61 at the Sheepscar Interchange The A61 is a major trunk road in England. It runs from Derby to Thirsk in North Yorkshire....
 Sheffield Road (north)/ Derby Road (south) (with a dual carriageway beginning in the town centre and continuing onto Sheffield) and the A619 (a major inroad to the Peak District
Peak District

The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire....
, eventually joining the A6 near Bakewell
Bakewell

Bakewell is a small market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from 'Badeca's Well'. It is the only town included in the Peak District National Park....
) and the A632 to Matlock.

Buses & Coaches

Stagecoach plc are the predominant operator of buses, the only other significant operators are TM Travel and Trent Barton
Trent Barton

Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the United Kingdom. It was formed as the result of merging Derbyshire's Trent Buses with Nottinghamshire's Barton Transport....
. A new coach station
Chesterfield Coach Station

Chesterfield Coach Station opened on 3 May 2005, and is in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It was built on the site of the old bus station. It is owned by Stagecoach and is served by Stagecoach Express, Megabus and National Express Coach services....
 was recently built, with scheduled services provided by National Express
National Express

National Express is the brand under which the majority of long distance bus and Coach services in Great Britain are marketed, and also the company that manages this network and operates some of the services....
. A number of tour companies also operate there. The Stagecoach depot at Stonegravels is notable for its size and many vehicles stored there are not in regular use, Formerly being the Chesterfield Corporation bus depot. There were two other Bus depots in the town, one being East Midlands Motor Sevices who were taken over by Stagecoach, and the other being opposite the Stonegravels depot. Several firms operate taxi services. The Service buses stop in several areas around the town centre rather than at a central bus station.

Railways

Chesterfield railway station
Chesterfield railway station

Chesterfield railway station is a medium-sized railway station, 12 miles south of Sheffield railway station and to the east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, town centre....
 is located on the Midland Main Line
Midland Main Line

The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the Rail transport in Great Britain.The 'Modern' line links London St Pancras station to Sheffield Sheffield railway station in northern England via Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Kettering, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Chesterfield....
, with East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains

East Midlands Trains is a List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom operating in the United Kingdom. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands and surrounding areas, chiefly in the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire....
 providing services to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
, Leicester
Leicester

Leicester is a city status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England. It is the county town of Leicestershire....
, Leeds
Leeds

Leeds is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is the urban core and administrative centre of the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds....
, Liverpool
Liverpool

Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
, Nottingham
Nottingham

Nottingham is one of the three major city status in the United Kingdom in the East Midlands and is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England....
 and Norwich
Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
 and CrossCountry
CrossCountry

CrossCountry is a train operating company, the brand name of XC Trains Limited owned by Arriva, that has operated Great Britain?s Cross Country rail franchise since 11 November 2007....
 serving Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
, Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
, Bournemouth
Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a large town in the Bournemouth in Dorset, England. The town has a population of 163,444 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, making it the largest settlement in Dorset....
, Bristol
Bristol

Bristol is a City status in the United Kingdom, unitary authority area and Ceremonial counties of England in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff....
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh

Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
 and Plymouth
Plymouth

Plymouth is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England, about south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers River Plym to the east and River Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound....
.

Chesterfield previously had two other rail stations:
  • Chesterfield Market Place railway station
    Chesterfield Market Place railway station

    Chesterfield Market Place was a Train station in the centre of the town of Chesterfield, England. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed by British Rail in 1951 following a collapse of the Bolsover Tunnel....
     was closed in 1951, following the collapse of Bolsover tunnel. It had served as the terminus of the Chesterfield to Lincoln line, built in 1897 by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
    Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

    The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway was an early Great Britain railway company, which opened its line from Chesterfield to Lincoln, Lincolnshire in 1897....
     (LD&ECR). None of the original buildings remain, the site of the former station is now owned by the Post Office.
  • Chesterfield Central Station
    Chesterfield Central railway station

    Chesterfield Central was a railway station in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire.The station was on the Great Central Railway Chesterfield Loop which ran between Staveley Central railway station and Heath Junction on the Great Central Main Line....
     closed in 1963, in conjunction with the general wind down of passenger train activity on the Great Central Railway
    Great Central Railway

    The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its Great Central Main Line ....
     (GCR). Chesterfield's inner-relief road, part of the A61, now runs along some of the disused trackbed and the station was demolished in 1973 to make way for this.


These railways all crossed each other at Horns Bridge, the Midland Mainline passed over the GCR loop in to Chesterfield, and the LD&ECR passed over both on a 700 feet long viaduct. Horns Bridge has been substantially redeveloped since the latter two railways closed and Horns Bridge Roundabout, where the A61 Derby Road and A617 Lordsmill Street meet, now occupies the site. The viaduct was demolished in the 1970s.

In addition to railways, Chesterfield had a tramway
Chesterfield Tramway

The Chesterfield and District Tramways Company was a tramway system in the Derbyshire town of Chesterfield.The company was formed in 1879 and began operations in 1882....
 system, built in 1882, and closed in 1927.

Air

The nearest airfield is Netherthorpe Aerodrome
Netherthorpe Airfield

Netherthorpe Airfield is located west by north of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. The airfield is in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham....
 near Worksop
Worksop

Worksop is the biggest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about East South East of the Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800....
  in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is an Counties of England in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county town is traditionally Nottingham, though the council is now based in West Bridgford, a suburb of Greater Nottingham ....
, however this is not licensed for commercial flights. When travelling by air, passengers usually do so via East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Doncaster Robin Hood
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield

Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase in Finningley, South Yorkshire, England....
 and Manchester airports. These are all within 2 hours travel time by road.

Canal

The Chesterfield Canal
Chesterfield Canal

The Chesterfield Canal is in the north of England. It was opened in 1777 and ran 46 miles from the Trent at West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire to Chesterfield, Derbyshire....
 linked the town to the national network of waterways, and was the most important trade route through the 19th century. Overtaken by rail and then road for freight transport it fell into disuse, but has been partially restored since the mid-20th century for leisure use. However, the section through Chesterfield remains isolated from the rest of the waterway network.

Education

The borough of Chesterfield has many schools within and around it. There are several secondary schools in the area (most of which are community schools; Hasland Hall
Hasland Hall Community School

Hasland Hall Community School is an England secondary school situated in Hasland, a village in Chesterfield. Hasland Hall, for many years was the residence of Mr Bernard Lucas J.P....
, Brimington Junior School
Brimington Junior School

Brimington Junior School is an England community junior school located in Brimington, Chesterfield, north Derbyshire. The school caters for both boys and girls aged 7-11....
, Brookfield
Brookfield Community School

Brookfield Community School is a school located on Chatsworth, Derbyshire in the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire in England....
, Tupton Hall School
Tupton Hall School

Tupton Hall School is one of the largest secondary schools in the North East Derbyshire district with a large body of students and one of the largest sixth forms in the county....
, Parkside, Meadows, Netherthorpe, Newbold Community (which has moved into a new £17 million school building), Deincourt, The Bolsover School and Springwell) almost half have a Sixth Form
Sixth form

The sixth form , in the Education in England, Education in Wales and Education in Northern Ireland education systems, Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, and Malta is the final two years of secondary schooling when students are sixteen to eighteen years of age and normally prepare for...
. There is also a Roman Catholic school, St Mary's Roman Catholic High School
St Mary's Roman Catholic High School, Chesterfield

St Mary's Roman Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive school in Newbold, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, that specialises in the teaching of languages....
, in Newbold.

A Further Education
Further education

Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities ....
 college, Chesterfield College
Chesterfield College

Chesterfield College is a further education further and higher education college in the town of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire, England. The college consists of three campuses spread over the town of Chesterfield and serves over 21,000 students of which 5,600 are full time attends....
, is located within a five minute walk of Chesterfield railway station
Chesterfield railway station

Chesterfield railway station is a medium-sized railway station, 12 miles south of Sheffield railway station and to the east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, town centre....
 and offers many courses. It has over 15,000 students.

Religious sites

Crooked Spire
Chesterfield is perhaps best known for the "Crooked Spire
Spire

A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from Anglo-Saxon language, so it is related to "spear," rather than the Romance languages and "spirit."...
" of its Church of Saint Mary and All Saints
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield

The Church of St Mary and All Saints is the Parish Church of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England....
 and is why the local football team is known as The Spireites. The spire is both twisted and leaning, twisting 45 degrees and leaning 9 feet 6 inches from its true centre. The leaning characteristic is believed to be the result of the absence of skilled craftsmen (the Black Death
Black Death

The Black Death, was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia pestis , but recently attributed by some factors to other diseases....
 had been gone only twelve years prior to the spire's completion), insufficient cross-bracing, and the use of unseasoned timber. There have been other explanations: One is that the spire was so shocked to learn of the marriage
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 of a virgin in the church that it bent down to get a closer look. Should this happen again, it is said that the spire will straighten and return to its true position. Another is that a Bolsover
Bolsover

Bolsover is a town in Derbyshire, England, near Chesterfield. It is 145 miles  from London, 18 miles  from Sheffield and 54 miles  from Manchester....
 blacksmith mis-shoed the Devil
Devil

The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being, who, in mainstream Christianity, Islam, and some other religions, is believed to be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind....
, who leaped over the spire in pain, knocking it out of shape. However it is now believed that the bend began when the original wooden roof tiles were replaced by heavier slate and lead. The bend in the spire (the twist being deliberate) follows the direction of the sun and has been caused by heat expansion and a weight it was never designed for (as explained to us by curators at the Chesterfield Museum). There is also no record of a bend until after the slate change. An interesting point is that the spire is not attached to the church building but is kept on by its own weight.

Sports and Leisure

Chesterfield is home to the Football League Two
Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
 club Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield F.C.

Chesterfield Football Club is an England association football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
 who play at the Recreation Ground (usually referred to as Saltergate). Chesterfield FC are known as the Spireites, after the Crooked Spire in the town. In 2005 plans were announced to build a new stadium on the old Dema Glass site north of the town in Whittington Moor, however the start of the building work is yet to be confirmed. The team's most notable achievement of recent years occurred in April 1997, when they reached the semi-final of the FA Cup, losing to Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as 'The Boro', are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League....
 in a replay following a 3–3 draw at Old Trafford. It turned out to be one of the most controversial games in recent history with Chesterfield having a goal not given when referee David Elleray decided the ball had not crossed the goal line from a Jonathan Howard shot, a decision which was later proved incorrect by video replays. Had the goal stood the club would have progressed to the final of the FA Cup for the first time in its history—a feat which no club in the third tier of the league has achieved. The team has a fierce rivalry with neighbouring town Mansfield
Mansfield Town F.C.

Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club who from the 2008-09 in English football season will compete in the Football Conference....
. In 2006 Chesterfield FC beat Premiership heavyweights Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
 and West Ham
West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904....
 to move into the last 16 of the Carling Cup where they were narrowly beaten on penalties by Charlton. Despite their Carling Cup exploits, Chesterfield were relegated on the penultimate game of the season

Also Chesterfield has a competitive athletic team which competes regularly all over England. Chesterfield & District Athletic Club is based at Queen’s Park Annexe - near Boythorpe Road south of the town centre, close to the cricket club. Chesterfield Swimming Club is based at the Queens Park Sports Centre on Boythorpe Road.

Queen's Park
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Queen's Park is a County cricket cricket ground located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England and lies within a park in the centre of the town established for Queen Victoria diamond jubilee in 1897 and is among the most attractive cricket grounds in the world, with a small pavilion and surrounded by mature trees....
 also plays host to Chesterfield Cricket Club and is an outground of Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major Historic counties of England clubs which make up the England domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire....


Chesterfield also has its own amateur Sunday football league that plays host to over 100 teams on a Sunday morning. The Chesterfield and District Sunday Football League consists of nine divisions and 3 cup competitions.

Chesterfield Spires RLFC are a Rugby League
Rugby league

Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
 club formed in the town in 2003 and currently play in the RL Merit League

A speedway training track operated at Glasshouse Farm in the early 1950s.

Chesterfield Rugby Union Football Club was initially formed in 1919 and played their first game in 1920.

Queens Park Leisure Centre

The Queens Park is located within the town centre and recently benefited from a multi-million pound programme of investment, allowing to host county cricket games once again. It has a boating lake and miniature railway. Also on the outskirts of the park is Queens Park Leisure Centre, which has a large swimming pool and gym, several indoor courts (for a variety of sports) and several more outdoor tennis courts.

Healthy Living Centre, Staveley

The town also has a brand new £8m Healthy Living Centre within the Borough at Staveley (opened in Spring 2008), which has a 25m swimming pool with a movable platform, an 11m climbing wall, leisure facilities including an indoor children's soft play area, crèche facilities, a fitness suite, health spa and dance studios.

Public services

Chesterfield is policed by Derbyshire Constabulary
Derbyshire Constabulary

Derbyshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over with a population of just under one million....
, and Chesterfield Police Station, on New Beetwell Street, is the Division 'C' Headquarters, with local police stations in Bolsover, Clay Cross, Dronfield, Killamarsh
Killamarsh

Killamarsh is a town in North East Derbyshire. It borders South Yorkshire to its North and West. It lies between Halfway, South Yorkshire and Mosborough to the West, Renishaw, Derbyshire to the South, Beighton & Sothall to the North West, Wales, South Yorkshire to the North East, Harthill, South Yorkshire to its East and the Rother Valley Cou...
, Newbold
Newbold, Derbyshire

Newbold is a village north of Chesterfield, a market town in the England county of Derbyshire. In 2001 in had a population of just under 8,000....
, Staveley, and Shirebrook
Shirebrook

Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. It has a population of 10,412. It is on the B6407, and close to the A632 road, between Mansfield and Bolsover....
.

In terms of healthcare, Chesterfield is served by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Foundation Trust

An NHS foundation trust is an NHS trust that is part of the National Health Service in England and has gained a degree of independence from the Department of Health and local NHS strategic health authority....
, and has two hospitals, one in Calow, known as Chesterfield Royal Hospital, and one in Walton, known as Walton Hospital. The A&E Department is located at the Royal Hospital, with the Emergency Ambulance service provided by East Midlands Ambulance service. Non-emergency Ambulances are provided by Ambuline.

Chesterfield is served by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire service in the UK covering the area of Derbyshire, England...
, which has Fire station
Fire station

A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighter apparatus , personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire extinguishing equipment....
s in Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Clowne and Staveley.

Notable people

Notable people to come from Chesterfield include:
  • Olave Baden-Powell
    Olave Baden-Powell

    Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell, Order of the British Empire was born Olave St Clair Soames in Chesterfield, England. She was later known as Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, or The Dowager Lady Baden-Powell, having outlived her husband, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Gi...
    , wife to Robert Baden-Powell and Chief Guide
    Girlguiding UK

    Girlguiding UK is the national Girl Guides organisation of the United Kingdom. Guiding began in the UK in 1910 after Robert Baden-Powell asked his sister Agnes Baden-Powell to start a group especially for girls that would be run along similar lines to Scouting for Boys....
     from 1918 until her death in 1977
  • Baron Bowden, English scientist and educationist, particularly associated with the development of UMIST as a successful university.
  • Paul Burrell
    Paul Burrell

    Paul Burrell, Royal Victorian Medal Since that time, approximately 1997, Burrell has from time to time featured in the media, sometimes prominently, in connection with Diana, and since 2004 as an occasional entertainment show celebrity....
    , former royal butler
    Butler

    A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In the great houses of the past, the household was sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries....
     and author
  • Barbara Castle
    Barbara Castle

    Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo was a British left-wing politician, born Barbara Anne Betts in Chesterfield, Derbyshire , who adopted her family's politics, joining the Labour Party ....
    , former Labour government minister.
  • Pete Dodd member of 1980's band, The Thompson Twins
    Thompson Twins

    The Thompson Twins were a Great Britain Pop music group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the UK, the United States and around the globe....
    .
  • Simon Groom
    Simon Groom

    Simon Groom is a United Kingdom television presenter and former disc jockey, best known as a former presenter of Blue Peter.Groom was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and was brought up on a farm in Dethick, which he often visited for Blue Peter reports....
    , Blue Peter
    Blue Peter

    Blue Peter is a long-running BBC television programme for children. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC Channel....
     presenter
  • Jo Guest
    Jo Guest

    Joanne "Jo" Guest is a well known England glamour model who has become a minor celebrity in her own right. She has appeared in a wide range of British "top shelf" magazines, including Mayfair and Men Only....
    , glamour model
  • William Edwin Harvey, MP lived here.
  • John Hurt
    John Hurt

    'John Vincent Hurt', Order of the British Empire is an England actor. Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons , and has since retained a career as a leading actor and supporting actor of many popular motion pictures, including: Watership Down , Midnight Exp...
    , actor
  • Ian Hyland
    Ian Hyland

    Ian Hyland is a United Kingdom television critic. He wrote a columnist for the Sunday Mirror from 2000 to 2005 and appeared on Five 's The Wright Stuff from 2003 to 2005....
    , Daily Mirror television critic
  • Jeremy Kemp
    Jeremy Kemp

    Jeremy Kemp is an England actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as PC Bob Steele in the BBC television police series Z Cars.Kemp was born Jeremy Walker in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, the son of Elsa May and Edmund Reginald Walker, an engineer, and studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama....
    , actor
  • Frank Lee, MP lived here.
  • John Lukic
    John Lukic

    Jovan "John" Lukic is an England former Association football Goalkeeper .Born in Chesterfield to Serbian parents, Lukic signed for Leeds United A.F.C....
    , footballer
  • Violet Markham
    Violet Markham

    Violet Rosa Markham Order of the Companions of Honour was a writer, social reformer and administrator. She grew up near Chesterfield, the daughter of Charles Markham, part owner of the profitable Markham Collieries and Markham & Co....
     CH
    Order of the Companions of Honour

    The Order of the Companions of Honour is a United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations Order . It was founded by George V of the United Kingdom in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, or religion....
    , writer, social reformer, mayor and administrator.


  • Geoff Miller
    Geoff Miller

    Geoffrey Miller is a former England cricketer who played in 34 Test cricket and 25 One Day Internationals from 1976 to 1984.He was elected as National Selector by the England and Wales Cricket Board in January 2008....
    , Derbyshire and England cricketer.


  • Henry Normal
    Henry Normal

    Henry Normal is an England comedian, television producer, poet and writer. He is Managing Director of Baby Cow Productions Ltd which he set up with Steve Coogan....
    , co-writer of The Royle Family
    The Royle Family

    The Royle Family is a popular, BAFTA award-winning television situation comedy produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series between 1998 and 2000, with a special episode in late 2006 and another in 2008....
  • Johnny Pearson
    Johnny Pearson

    Johnny Pearson is a United Kingdom composer and pianist. He has written a vast catalogue of library music, and has had many of his pieces used as the theme music to television series, including 3-2-1, All Creatures Great and Small, Captain Pugwash, Mary Mungo & Midge and ITN's News at Ten ....
    , Composer of theme tunes for Captain Pugwash
    Captain Pugwash

    Captain Pugwash is a fictional piracy in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan . The character's adventures were adapted into a British animated TV series, also called Captain Pugwash, first shown on the BBC in 1957....
    , News at Ten
    News at Ten

    News at Ten is the flagship news programme on United Kingdom television network ITV, produced by ITN and founded by news editor Geoffrey Cox ....
     and All Creatures Great and Small
    All Creatures Great and Small (TV serial)

    All Creatures Great and Small is a popular television series, based on the books of the British veterinarian Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot....
  • Samuel Pegge
    Samuel Pegge

    Samuel Pegge the elder was an antiquary, born on 5 November 1704 at Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He was the son of Christopher Pegge and his wife Gertrude, daughter of Francis Stephenson of Unstone, near Chesterfield....
     (1704–1796), antiquary, Old Whittington
    Old Whittington

    Old Whittington is a village in Derbyshire south-east of Sheffield and north of Chesterfield. The village lies on the River Rother, South Yorkshire....
     vicar.
  • Jon Podgorski, member of 1980's band, The Thompson Twins
    Thompson Twins

    The Thompson Twins were a Great Britain Pop music group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the UK, the United States and around the globe....
    .
  • Sir Robert Robinson
    Robert Robinson (scientist)

    Sir Robert Robinson Order of Merit, President of the Royal Society was an English chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 his research on plant dyestuffs and alkaloids....
     , Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on plant dyestuffs (anthocyanin
    Anthocyanin

    Anthocyanins are solubility vacuole pigments that may appear red, purple, or blue according to pH. They belong to a parent class of molecules called flavonoids synthesized via the phenylpropanoid pathway....
    s) and alkaloids.
  • Joe Screen
    Joe Screen

    Joseph 'Joe' Screen , is a Great Britain international Motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in the Speedway Elite League. Screen also occasionally competes in grasstrack and long track racing and is a former British Masters champion....
    , international Speedway Rider, also attended Tapton House School.
  • Mark Shaw, lead singer of 1980s band Then Jerico
    Then Jerico

    Then Jerico were a United Kingdom rock music musical ensemble from the late 1980s....
  • Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, former Motörhead
    Motörhead

    Mot?rhead are a British hard rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. Usually a power trio, Mot?rhead had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Singles Chart....
     drummer
  • Eric Varley, (1932-2008) MP
    Member of Parliament

    A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
     for Chesterfield till 1984, past Chairman of Coalite
    Coalite

    Coalite is a brand of smokeless fuel invented by Thomas Parker in 1904. The title refers to the residue left behind when coal is carbonised at 640 degrees Celsius....
    , Labour Peer
  • Bob Wilson
    Bob Wilson (footballer)

    Robert "Bob" Primrose Wilson Order of the British Empire is a football former goalkeeper and later Presenter.As a player, Wilson is most noted for his career at Arsenal F.C....
    , footballer
  • Peter Wright
    Peter Wright

    Peter Maurice Wright was an England scientist and former MI5 counter-intelligence officer noted for writing the controversial book Spycatcher, , which became an international bestseller with sales of over two million copies....
    , MI5
    MI5

    The Security Service, commonly known as MI5 , is the United Kingdom counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of the intelligence machinery alongside the Secret Intelligence Service , Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence Staff ....
     officer, author of Spycatcher
    Spycatcher

    Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer , is a book written by Peter Wright, former MI5 secret service officer and Assistant Director, and co-author Paul Greengrass....
Other famous people associated with the town:
  • Gordon Banks
    Gordon Banks

    Gordon Banks, Order of the British Empire is a former English football , elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century - after Lev Yashin and before Dino Zoff ....
     - England's World Cup Winning goalkeeper played for Chesterfield F.C.
    Chesterfield F.C.

    Chesterfield Football Club is an England association football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
      between 1955 and 1959.
  • Tony Benn
    Tony Benn

    Anthony "Tony" Neil Wedgwood Benn , formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a United Kingdom socialist politician and the current President of the Stop the War Coalition....
     — Labour
    Labour Party (UK)

    The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
     MP
    Member of Parliament

    A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
     for Chesterfield from 1984–2001.
  • Geoff Capes
    Geoff Capes

    Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former British, and twice Commonwealth Games shot put champion, and former two-time winner of the World's Strongest Man title....
    , Two time winner of The Worlds Strongest Man competition now lives in Chesterfield.
  • The Venerable Edmond Francis Crosse
    Edmond Francis Crosse

    The Venerable Edmond Francis Crosse was the first Archdeacon of Chesterfield and was the great grandson of the famous Norwich surgeon John Green Crosse. He is buried in the graveyard at Little Barrington, Gloucestershire....
    , was the first Archdeacon
    Archdeacon

    A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop....
     of Chesterfield.
  • Erasmus Darwin
    Erasmus Darwin

    Erasmus Darwin , was an England physician, natural philosopher, physiologist, abolitionist, inventor and poet. He was one of the founder members of the Lunar Society, a discussion group of pioneering industrialists and natural philosophers....
     (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802), one of the founder members of the Lunar Society
    Lunar Society

    The Lunar Society was a dinner club and informal learned society of prominent industrialists, natural philosophy and intellectuals who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 in Birmingham, England....
    , a discussion group of pioneering industrialists and natural philosophers. He was educated at Chesterfield School.
  • George Stephenson
    George Stephenson

    George Stephenson was an England civil engineer and mechanical engineering who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam engine locomotives and is known as the "Father of Railways"....
     English mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. He ended his days at Tapton House
    Tapton House

    Tapton House, situated in Tapton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was once the home of English mechanical engineer George Stephenson who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives....
     which is now a Chesterfield College
    Chesterfield College

    Chesterfield College is a further education further and higher education college in the town of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire, England. The college consists of three campuses spread over the town of Chesterfield and serves over 21,000 students of which 5,600 are full time attends....
     campus.


Twinnings

Chesterfield is twinned with:
  • Darmstadt
    Darmstadt

    Darmstadt is a city in the States of Germany of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area.The city of Darmstadt was founded by the Counts of Katzenelnbogen in 1330, though settlement in the area is known to have been present as early as the late 11th century....
     in Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  • Troyes
    Troyes

    Troyes is a communes of France, the Prefectures in France of the northeastern Aube departments of France in France and is located on the Seine river....
     in Northern France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Yangquan
    Yangquan

    Yangquan is a prefecture-level city in the Shanxi province of China. Situated to the west side of Taihang Mountain, Yangquan occupies a total area of 4,470 square kilometers and is home to a population of about 1.3 million ....
     in the Shanxi province of China
    China

    China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  • Nahavand
    Nahavand

    Nahavand is a town in Hamadan Province in Iran. It is located south of Hamadan, east of Malayer and southwest of Borujerd. Nahavand is one of the oldest existing cities in Iran....
     in the Hamedan Province of Iran
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
  • Tsumeb
    Tsumeb

    Tsumeb is the capital city of the Oshikoto Region region in northern Namibia. It is located at: . Tsumeb is seen as "gateway to the north" of Namibia ....
     in Namibia
    Namibia

    Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....


International events

Chesterfield is home to gluten free beer
Gluten free beer

Gluten-free beer is beer made from ingredients without glycoproteins that, for people with a variety of medical conditions, cause an autoimmune response that can lead to more serious conditions....
, with the first ever international gluten free beer festival held in Chesterfield in February 2006. The event was hailed internationally as a success, organisers are working to repeat the event for the future. The Campaign for Real Ale
Campaign for Real Ale

The Campaign for Real Ale is an independent, Volunteer, consumer organisation based in St Albans, England, whose main aims are promoting real ale and the traditional United Kingdom public house....
 (CAMRA) hosted the event with the cooperation of Glutenfreebeerfestival.com and brewers of gluten free beer from all parts of the globe have announced that they wish to attend and present their brews to the public at the next Chesterfield event, which is under discussion between the organisers and the local authority.

External links

  • , Newspaper
  • - A collection of photos around the town and inside the church.
  • - Community charity website.