DRONFIELD PARISH

Introduction

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 three miles (4.8 km) to the west. The name comes from the Old English Dranfleld, probably meaning an open land infested with drone bees.The town existed before the 1086 Domesday Book, and has a 13th-century parish church. In 1662, Charles II granted the town a market, although this later ceased. The industrial history of the town includes coal mining, the wool trade, the production of soap and steel, and engineering. Today a range of manufacturing firms still operate in the town. The stadium to the north of the town is officially "The Home of Football", providing the playing surface for Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest football club.Dronfield's population increased in the post-war years from 6,500 in 1945 to 21,261 at the 2011 Census.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,397 hectares
Population	21,161 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	1,514 people/km²
Mean age	45.2
Ward	Coal Aston
District	North East Derbyshire
Postcodes	S17, S18
ONS ID	E04002867