In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barlow like this:
BARLOW (Great), a chapelry in Staveley parish, Derby; on a small stream, 4¼ miles NW of Chesterfield r. station. It has a post office, of the name of Barlow, under Chesterfield. Acres, 3,760. Real property, £2,966. Pop., 682. Houses, 137. The property is divided among a few. Barlow-Grange is a chief residence. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £95.* Patron, the Rector of Staveley. The church is good. Charities, £8.
Barlow through time
Barlow is now part of North East Derbyshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North East Derbyshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barlow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barlow in North East Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5922
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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