Marsh Lane village is located in the civil parish of Eckington in North-East

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, England. It is 6 miles north east of Chesterfield. In 2011 the village had a population of 895.

Schools

Marsh Lane has a primary school which was built in the 1870s. It also has a nursery for

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aged 3–4 years of age.

Culture

As the village is located near the border with

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, it has its own accent: a cross between the

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(as opposed to Yorkshire) and Chesterfield accents, Chesterfield being the predominant.

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* Villages in Derbyshire Eckington, Derbyshire {{Derbyshire-geo-stub