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Also known as Dronfield, Derbyshire

Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield. The Peak District National Park is to the west. The name comes from the Old English Dranfleld, probably meaning an open land infested with drone bees.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image_name
Dronfield High Street.01.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Peel Monument and High Street
UK place.official_name
Dronfield
UK place.population
21,261
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census)
UK place.shire_district
North East Derbyshire
UK place.shire_county
Derbyshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
North East Derbyshire
UK place.post_town
DRONFIELD
UK place.postcode_district
S18
UK place.postcode_area
S
UK place.dial_code
01246
UK place.os_grid_reference
SK355785

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