Population 1,827 | OS grid reference SK386470 Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Monday 1:17 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827 increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census.
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Map of Denby Village, UK
Description
There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed; opposite St Mary's church, which features the stellarsphere which shows the position of the stars and planets overhead at the current time.
Denby is 3 miles (4.8 km) east from Belper and 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed. It was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch.
The village is commemorated in the hymn tune Denby, composed in 1904 by Charles J. Dale.
Notable people
In addition to John Flamsteed: