Calow is a

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and

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in the county of

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in England. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 2,494. Calow is in

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and is adjacent to

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. The origins of the village date back to 1086, when it was known as ''Kalehal'' (the bare corner of land). In 1430 it was known as ''Calell'', then ''Calo'' in 1561 before acquiring its present name. It is recorded that there was a manor house which ’belonged to the king’ around the same time that the

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was compiled. The manor was in the possession of the successive families of Breton, Loudham and Foljambe, which were notable families at the time.

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and

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

were worked in the village and for some time

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were in operation. Coal mined in Calow supplied furnaces in the nearby village of

Duckmanton Duckmanton is a village within the civil parish of Sutton cum Duckmanton, in North East Derbyshire, between Bolsover and Chesterfield. Duckmanton is a long scattered village, running north and south, usually designated Long, Middle and Far Duckm ...

. The

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, built just outside the boundaries of Calow, was opened in 1984. Amenities in Calow include; shops, a small park, a chemist, a primary school and a community centre.

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minister the Rev'd

Kathleen Richardson Kathleen Margaret Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow, (born 24 February 1938) is a British Methodist Minister. Created a life peer in 1998, she was a crossbench member of the House of Lords until her retirement in 2018. Early life and e ...

took as her title ’Baroness Richardson of Calow’, after the village, when she was created a

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in 1998. Baroness Richardson was the subject of an edition BBC Radio 4 programme ''Lords A Living''. The programme, broadcast in January 2011, reflected on the Baroness returning to visit the village in which she spent her childhood. The village Scout Group was formed by the Reverend C. W. Handford in 1933.1st Calow (St. Peter's)
, accessed 17 May 2010 The group celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008 with a number of events, some of which were attended by Mr Clifford Parker, a survivor from the original 1933 group. The group has established international links with groups in Canada and Australia. The Pipe-field (known as the 'Pipey' to locals) is a notable location in Calow. Named as such due to a pipe which runs under the field and is exposed towards one end.

Notable people

Notable people born in Calow include: *

Malcolm Partridge Malcolm Partridge (born 28 August 1950 in Calow, Derbyshire, England), is an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and ...

, footballer, formerly with Mansfield Town, Leicester City (1970–73) and Grimsby Town (1974–78) * Harry Bedford, footballer, formerly with Nottingham Forest (1919–21), Blackpool (1921–25), Derby County (1925–30), Newcastle United (1930–32), Sunderland (1932), Bradford Park Avenue (1932–33) and Chesterfield (1933–34) * Thomas Raymond Latimer, professional wrestler, currently performing in the American-based National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)

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1st Calow (St. Peter's) Scout Group
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