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Kilburn is a village and 
Kilburn used to have two public houses: The Hunters Arms and the Travellers Rest. Only the Hunters Arm remains open. There is also a working men's club (Kilburn Social Club) adjoined to the football field at the back of Chapel Street. The other prominent features of the village include the War Memorial situated at the top of Bywell Lane, and the Village Hall on Church St, which hosts various leisure activities and is available for residents to hire and use via their Facebook page.
Kilburn is served by three schools within the village: Kilburn Nursery (4 - 5), Kilburn Infant School (5 - 7) and Kilburn Junior School (7 - 11). School children then progress toKilburn Parish Council site
accessed 30 April 2008 until they are 16.
There is also a Baptist Chapel as well as a Methodist Chapel, located on Highfield Road and Chapel St, respectively.
A number of associations serve the village. The Parish Council is elected from local residents and works toward improving and maintaining the village. The Kilburn Community Association voluntarily maintain and operate the Kilburn Village Hall. A village newsletter, locally circulated, report on the work of these bodies, as well as other institutions such as the local Women's Institute which serves both Kilburn and Denby. There are annual traditions such as a village treasure hunt, an Honorary Mayor election, a village quiz, the junior school Summer Fair and Christmas Shopping Evening and carol singing which raise funds both for the village and charitable causes in Derbyshire.
"Community website"
* {{authority control Villages in Derbyshire Civil parishes in Derbyshire Geography of Amber Valley
civil parish
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county of Derbyshire
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, known as Kilbourne until around 100 years ago. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 3,618.
Forming part of the borough of Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of ...
, Kilburn has few amenities for the people who live there including a local police station, community officer and several parks for young children. The village was historically served by Kilburn railway station
Kilburn railway station was a railway station which served the village of Kilburn in Derbyshire, England. It was opened in 1856 by the Midland Railway on its Ripley branch from Little Eaton Junction (approximately north of Derby) to Ripley ...
on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch
The Midland Railway Ripley Branch connected Derby to Ripley, Derbyshire, Ripley in Derbyshire, England running from Little Eaton Junction on the Midland Railway line to Leeds.
Origin
In the late eighteenth century the valley running from the ...
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Kilburn used to have two public houses: The Hunters Arms and the Travellers Rest. Only the Hunters Arm remains open. There is also a working men's club (Kilburn Social Club) adjoined to the football field at the back of Chapel Street. The other prominent features of the village include the War Memorial situated at the top of Bywell Lane, and the Village Hall on Church St, which hosts various leisure activities and is available for residents to hire and use via their Facebook page. Kilburn is served by three schools within the village: Kilburn Nursery (4 - 5), Kilburn Infant School (5 - 7) and Kilburn Junior School (7 - 11). School children then progress to
John Flamsteed Community School
John Flamsteed Community School is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Denby, Derbyshire, England. It is named after Sir John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, who was a native of Denby and made early and accurate pre ...
in Denby
Denby is a village in the England, 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. Denby is east from Belper and north of Derb ...
accessed 30 April 2008 until they are 16.
There is also a Baptist Chapel as well as a Methodist Chapel, located on Highfield Road and Chapel St, respectively.
A number of associations serve the village. The Parish Council is elected from local residents and works toward improving and maintaining the village. The Kilburn Community Association voluntarily maintain and operate the Kilburn Village Hall. A village newsletter, locally circulated, report on the work of these bodies, as well as other institutions such as the local Women's Institute which serves both Kilburn and Denby. There are annual traditions such as a village treasure hunt, an Honorary Mayor election, a village quiz, the junior school Summer Fair and Christmas Shopping Evening and carol singing which raise funds both for the village and charitable causes in Derbyshire.
See also
*Listed buildings in Kilburn, Derbyshire
Kilburn is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains four listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's ...
References
External links
"Community website"
* {{authority control Villages in Derbyshire Civil parishes in Derbyshire Geography of Amber Valley