Barrow Hill, Derbyshire
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Barrow Hill is a village in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 north-east of the town of Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...

. It was formerly the site of Barrow Hill railway station
Barrow Hill railway station
Barrow Hill railway station was originally opened as Staveley in 1841, a year after the opening of the North Midland Railway to serve Staveley, Derbyshire.Allen's guide of 1842 writes of Staveley upon the hill to the left ; Mr...

, and is also the site of Barrow Hill Engine Shed
Barrow Hill Engine Shed
Barrow Hill Roundhouse & Railway Centre, until 1948 known as Staveley Roundhouse & Train Centre, is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Barrow Hill, near Staveley and Chesterfield, Derbyshire .-History:...

. It also has its own primary school, Barrow Hill Primary School and a new park which it won over New Whittington with more votes. It has a small shop/off-license called Birdis General stores, a post office/small shop and it also has its own chippy called Barrow Hill Fish Bar, which was only founded in 2010.
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