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{{short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.248|-1.623|display=inline,title}}
| map_type                 = Derbyshire
| official_name            = Baslow
| static_image_name        = Baslow, St Anne's Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 1319562.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Parish church
| population               = 1,178 
| civil_parish             = [[Baslow and Bubnell]]
| shire_district           = [[Derbyshire Dales]]
| shire_county             = [[Derbyshire]]
| region                   = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [[Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire Dales]]
| post_town                = BAKEWELL
| postcode_district        = DE45
| postcode_area            = DE
| dial_code                =
| os_grid_reference        = SK252723
}}
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'''Baslow''' is a village in [[Derbyshire]], England, in the [[Peak District]], situated between [[Sheffield]] and [[Bakewell]], just over {{convert|1|mi|km}} north of [[Chatsworth House]].  It is sited by the [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]], which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge, alongside which is a contemporary [[toll house]].

Baslow village is composed of several distinct areas: Bubnell, Bridge End, Over End and Nether End. The village's [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]], [[Baslow and Bubnell]], had a population of 1,178, according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120465&c=Baslow+and+Bubnell&d=16&e=62&g=6413625&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1489348994280&enc=1 |title=Area: Baslow and Bubnell (Parish). Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |accessdate=12 March 2017}}</ref>

==History==
St Anne's Church has an [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] coffin lid in the porch entrance, but the oldest part of the current building, the north [[aisle]], dates from about 1200. The tower was constructed in the 13th century but the rest of the church is newer and was the subject of an extensive restoration in the 19th century. A [[sundial]] lies in the church grounds, atop the shaft, base and steps of a cross.  This may have acted as a [[market cross]] in the 17th century.  A second cross lies in the graveyard, moved from Bubnell by Doctor Wrench, who erected the nearby Wellington Monument and is buried in the churchyard.  This cross may historically have been known as the "Butter Cross".<ref name="Neville T. Sharpe 2002">{{cite book |first=Neville T. |last=Sharpe |title=Crosses of the Peak District |publisher=Landmark Collectors Library |location=Ashbourne |year=2002 |isbn=1843060442}}</ref>

Just behind the church is Baslow Bridge, a [[Grade I listed building]] and [[scheduled monument]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1088195|desc=Baslow Bridge|grade=I}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE |num=1007057 |desc=Baslow Bridge (scheduled monument) |fewer-links=yes |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>  At the north west end of the bridge is a stone gabled watch hut, manned daily to protect the village from bandits (not a toll booth as is frequently stated). Built in 1608, this is the oldest bridge across the Derwent never to have been destroyed by floods.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
[[Image:Baslow Village Green 15-04-06.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The village green in Nether End]]

The Baslow Grand Hotel Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1896. The course was still appearing on Ordnance Survey maps in the 1930s.<ref>[http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/england/central-east/derbyshire/523-der-baslow-grand-hotel-golf-club-derbyshire “Baslow Grand Hotel Golf Club”], “Golf’s Missing Links”.</ref>

==Geography==
Baslow village is composed of several distinct areas: Bubnell (west of the river), Bridge End (by the river crossings), Over End (north of the main road) and Nether End (adjacent to Chatsworth Park).<ref>Ordnance Survey (1989), 1:50,000 Landranger Series, Sheet 119 (Buxton, Matlock & Dove Dale area), {{ISBN|0-319-22119-9}}</ref>

Bridge End is the original settlement, clustered around the church and the ancient bridge and ford across the [[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]].

Nether End, at the eastern end of the village, has several hotels, pubs, restaurants and tea rooms. There is also a caravan site and a pedestrian entrance to Chatsworth Park. Just outside Nether End (and the village itself) are the so-called "Golden Gates", a set of gates dating from the [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire|1st Duke's]] rebuilding of Chatsworth, which were moved here by [[Sir Joseph Paxton]] for [[William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire]], in the 19th century to make a new entrance to the park, following its extension northwards towards Baslow in the 1830s. The gates are now only rarely used, most usually when large public events are held in the park.

Over End is a residential area on the hillside to the north of the village. It contains [[Baslow Hall]], just off Calver Road, which was once occupied by [[Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti]], the radio and electrical pioneer and inventor, and next by [[Sir George Kenning|George Kenning]]. Today it is Fischer's Restaurant. Near the junction of Bar Road and Gorse Bank Lane was the site of a large [[Hydropathic hotel]], which was demolished in 1936 and is now a small cul-de-sac called Hydro Close.

To the north of the village, Baslow Edge was once quarried for gritstone and features the Eagle Stone, an isolated 6-metre high block of gritstone. According to tradition, the local men had to climb this rock before they were worthy of marriage. Just behind it there is a monument to the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]], raised in 1866 by the local dignitary, Dr Lieutenant Colonel E. M. Wrench.  It marked an earlier visit by Wellington to the moor, and was also intended as a balance to the nearby [[Birchen Edge#Nelson's Monument|Nelson's Monument]].<ref name="Neville T. Sharpe 2002" />

==Sport==
=== Football ===
Baslow Football Club is based on Baslow Sports Field<ref name="Baslow Sports Field CIO - Football">{{Cite web|url=https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/BaslowSportsFieldCIO/OurSports/Football |title=Baslow Sports Field – Football |website=clubspark.lta.org.uk |publisher=Baslow Sports Field Charitable Trust |date= |accessdate=2021-05-23}}</ref> off Church Lane. The club currently competes in the Hope Valley Amateur League<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hopevalleyleague.co.uk/Divisions |title=Hope Valley Amateur League |website=hopevalleyleague.co.uk |publisher=HVAL |date= |accessdate=2021-05-23}}</ref> and they have a junior section in the Derwent Valley League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://derwentvalleyfootballleague.pitchero.com/ |title=Derwent Valley Football League |website=derwentvalleyfootballleague.pitchero.com |publisher=DVFL |date= |accessdate=2021-05-23}}</ref>

=== Cricket ===
Baslow Cricket Club and ground is also based on Baslow Sports Field.<ref name="Baslow Sports Field CIO - Cricket">{{Cite web|url=https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/BaslowSportsFieldCIO/OurSports/Cricket |title=Baslow Sports Field – Cricket |website=clubspark.lta.org.uk |publisher=Baslow Sports Field Charitable Trust |date= |accessdate=2021-05-23}}</ref> The club has three senior teams: the 1st and 2nd XI Saturday teams compete in the [[Yorkshire and Derbyshire Cricket League]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/ |title=The Yorkshire and Derbyshire Cricket League |website=yorksderby.play-cricket.com |publisher=YDCL |date= |accessdate=2021-05-20}}</ref> and a Sunday XI team plays friendly matches in and around the region;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baslow.play-cricket.com/Teams |title=Baslow Cricket Club |website=baslow.play-cricket.com |publisher=BCC |date= |accessdate=2021-05-23}}</ref> they also have a junior section that plays in the Notts and Derby Border Youth Cricket League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ndbycl.play-cricket.com/home |title=Notts and Derby Border Youth Cricket League |website=ndbycl.play-cricket.com |publisher=NDBYCL |date= |accessdate=2021-05-23}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Frederic Barker]] (1808–1882) was born here and was vicar before being Bishop of Sydney.<ref>{{Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Frederic|Last=Barker|shortlink=0-dict-biogBa.html#barker2}}
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==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Baslow and Bubnell]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Baslow}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040207135652/http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/baslow.htm Baslow description page from Discover Derbyshire]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031211105043/http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/baslowwalk.htm Baslow walk from Discover Derbyshire]}}
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Baslow/index.html Baslow section of genuki.org.uk]
*{{OpenDomesday|SK2572|baslow|Baslow}}

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[[Category:Villages in Derbyshire]]
[[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]
[[Category:Derbyshire Dales]]