Brimington is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 within the borough 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...

 in north-east 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...

, England

England

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. The town of Staveley

Staveley, Derbyshire

Staveley is a town within the borough of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. The town is situated alongside the River Rother, adjacent to Eckington to the north, Barlborough to the east, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton civil parish to the south and Brimington to the west.-History:It has traditionally been...

 is to the east, and Hollingwood

Hollingwood

Hollingwood is a small village approximately four miles north east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.Hollingwood and Barrow Hill were built in c1900 when the Staveley Coal and Iron Company formed and built the for their workers. It is alleged that Hollingwood was the first village in the country...

 is nearby. The parish includes Brimington Common along the Calow Road, and New Brimington, a late 19th century extension towards the Staveley Iron Works.

Information

The Parish Council is the level of local government in Chesterfield nearest to the people of Brimington. The old parishes were formed at a time when there was little difference, to the local people, between the Church and the State. A parish like Brimington usually formed around a village or other small community and used to be centred around the Parish Church. In the late 1800s Church and State separated but the same area is now represented as a local authority by the Brimington Parish Council and the Church of England by the Parochial Church Council.

Education

Infant schools:

• Henry Bradley Infant School
• Brimington Manor Infant School

Junior schools:

• Brimington Junior School
  Brimington Junior School
  Brimington Junior School is an English community junior school located in Brimington, Chesterfield, north Derbyshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7–11 years. The school uniform consists of red jumpers and black trousers over a plain white polo shirt.- Demographics :Most of the pupils...
  
  

Secondary schools:

• Springwell (sp)
• Netherthorpe (sp)

Local amenities

Brimington has a small library, together with various businesses including a chemist, car garages, shops and a petrol station.

There is an old pub called the Ark Tavern, next to what is now a care home. The building housing the care home used to be called Sutton Lodge (formerly Sutton Villa) and dates from about 1780-90. Other pubs in Brimington include The Red Lion, The Three Horseshoes, The Butchers Arms and the most recently built The Corner House.

Brimington also has several takeaway places with foods ranging from Indian, Chinese, Pizza/kebab to several traditional fish and chip shops.

The village is also home to two churches, an education centre, a taxi rank and various car showrooms.