Abney and Abney Grange is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

Derbyshire Dales Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 71,116. Much of it is in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent. The borough borders ...

district of

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It covers the villages of Abney and

Abney Grange Abney may refer to: * Abney (surname), includes a list of people with the name * Abney effect, a colour-related phenomenon Places * Abney, Derbyshire, a village in the county of Derbyshire, England * Abney, West Virginia, a locality in Raleigh Coun ...

Notable residents

William Newton, poet, was born near Abney at Cockey Farm.

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now in the public domain

References

Civil parishes in Derbyshire {{Derbyshire-geo-stub