Calke
Calke is a small village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It includes the historic house Calke Abbey, a National Trust property, although the main entrance to its grounds is from the neighbouring village of Ticknall, where the population of Calke is included.Photo: Phil Myott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calke Abbey and Staunton Harold Reservoir.
Calke Abbey
Museum
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust. The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII.
Staunton Harold Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: LlamaBear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Staunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England.
Staunton Harold Hall
House
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Staunton Harold Hall is a large 18th-century Grade I listed country house built by the Earls Ferrers, situated within the 2,000-acre Staunton Harold Park in Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England, which includes the 17th-century Grade I listed Holy Trinity Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ticknall and Lount.
Ticknall
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ticknall is a small village and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 642. Situated on the A514 road, close to Melbourne, it has three pubs, several small businesses, and a primary school. Ticknall is situated 2 miles northwest of Calke.
Lount
Village
Photo: Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lount is a hamlet near Ashby de la Zouch in north-west Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 50. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Staunton Harold. Lount is situated 2 miles southeast of Calke.
Breedon on the Hill
Village
Photo: Robdav69, Public domain.
Breedon on the Hill is a village and civil parish about 5 miles north of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The parish adjoins the Derbyshire county boundary and the village is only about 2 miles south of the Derbyshire town of Melbourne. Breedon on the Hill is situated 2 miles east of Calke.
Calke
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Calke, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79526° or 52° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.44793° or 1° 26′ 53″ westPopulation
18Elevation
354 feet (108 metres)Open location code
9C4WQHW2+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 276200428OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2653993Wikidata ID
Q3292551
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Calke” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calke”
- Chinese: “Calke”
- Dutch: “Calke”
- French: “Calke”
- Irish: “Calke”
- Japanese: “カルク”
- Ladin: “Calke”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Calke”
- Polish: “Calke”
- Swedish: “Calke”
- Turkish: “Calke”
- Welsh: “Calke”
- “Calke”
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