List of settlements in Derbyshire by population

This is a list of settlements in Derbyshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. In 2011, there were 42 settlements with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Derbyshire, shown in the table below.

List of settlements Rank Settlement Population Borough/districtNotes20012011 1 Derby 221,708 248,752 City of Derby 2 Chesterfield 98,845 103,788 Chesterfield Figure is for the borough including Brimington and Staveley parishes. Core town unparished area (which includes Hasland, Newbold, Tapton, Old and New Whittington) population counts are 73,484 & 76,7533Swadlincote39,32245,000South DerbyshireFigure is for the built-up area as unparished. Includes Albert Village (Leicestershire), Boundary, Castle Gresley, Church Gresley, Hartshone, High Cross Bank, Midway, Mount Pleasant, Newhall, Oversetts, Overseal, Stanhope Bretby, Woodville. Excludes Bretby, Linton, Stanton 4 Ilkeston 37,550 38,640 Erewash Figure is for the built-up area, which includes Cotmanhay, Kirk Hallam, Larklands, Little Hallam/Hallam Fields, Shipley Common/Shipley View. Excludes High Lane (West Hallam), Shipley, Stanton-by-Dale 5 Long Eaton 46,490 37,760 Erewash Figure is for the built-up area, which includes Sawley and Wilsthorpe. 2001 count includes Sandiacre and Risley 6 Belper 20,548 21,823 Amber Valley Figure is for Belper civil parish, which includes Milford and Blackbrook 7 Dronfield 21,330 21,261 North East Derbyshire Figure is for Dronfield civil parish, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston 8 Buxton 20,836 22,115 High Peak 9 Ripley 20,035 20,807 Amber Valley Figure is for Ripley civil parish, which includes Heage, Ambergate and Waingroves 10 Staveley 16,684 18,247 Chesterfield Figure is for Staveley civil parish, which includes Mastin Moor, Duckmanton, Inkersall Green and Hollingwood 11 Glossop 16,666 17,576 High Peak Figure is for the electoral wards of Howard Town, Old Glossop, Dinting, Simmondley and Whitfield. 12 Heanor 16,249 17,251 Amber Valley Figure is for Heanor and Loscoe civil parish, which includes Loscoe but excludes Heanor Gate 13 Bolsover 11,291 11,673 Bolsover Figure is for Old Bolsover civil parish, which includes Shuttlewood, Stanfree and Whaley, but excludes part of Hillstown. 14 Eckington 11,152 11,855 North East Derbyshire Figure is for Eckington civil parish, which includes Renishaw, Spinkhill, Marsh Lane and Ridgeway. 15 Shirebrook 9,291 9,760 Bolsover 16 Matlock 9,496 9,543 Derbyshire Dales Figure is for Matlock Town civil parish, which includes Starkholmes and Riber. 17 New Mills 9,625 9,521 High Peak 18 Killamarsh 9,627 9,445 North East Derbyshire 19 South Normanton 8,550 9,445 Bolsover Including northern Broadmeadows 20 Clay Cross 8,573 9,222 North East Derbyshire Includes Henmoor and Danesmoor21 Sandiacre 8,770 8,889 Erewash Included in Long Eaton count22Brimington8,6778,788ChesterfieldIncluded in Chesterfield count 23 Chapel-en-le-Frith 8,577 8,635 High Peak Includes Bridgefield, Cockyard, Combs, Dove Holes, Slackhall, Sparrowpit, Tunstead Milton, Whitehough24 Ashbourne 7,112 8,111 Derbyshire Dales Includes part of Ashbourne Green25 Alfreton 7,928 7,971 Amber Valley 26Hilton3,8717,714South DerbyshireIncludes Burntheath27Clowne7,4477,590BolsoverIncludes New Barlborough and Harlesthorpe28Borrowash/Ockbrook7,3317,335ErewashFigure is for Ockbrook and Borrowash civil parish29Sawley6,6456,629ErewashIncluded in Long Eaton count30Wingerworth6,7206,533North East DerbyshireIncludes Hunloke, Swathwick31North Wingfield6,3186,505North East DerbyshireIncludes Hepthorne Lane, Hillyfields, Highfields32 Whaley Bridge 6,228 6,455 High Peak 33Somercotes5,7456,255Amber ValleyIncluding Leabrooks and Lower Birchwood34Pinxton5,4275,699BolsoverIncluding Upper Birchwood and southern Broadmeadows35Creswell/Elmton4,7555,550BolsoverFigure is for Elmton-with-Creswell civil parish36 Darley Dale 5,167 5,413 Derbyshire Dales Includes Hackney, Two Dales37Langley Mill/Aldercar4,8635,405Amber ValleyFigure is for Aldercar and Langley Mill civil parish38Scarcliffe5,2115,288BolsoverIncludes Palterton, Rylah, Stockley, and parts of Stony Houghton and Hillstown (Bolsover)39Woodville3,4205,161South Derbyshire40Swanwick5,3165,084Amber Valley41Duffield4,5855,046Amber ValleyIncludes Flaxholme42Wirksworth4,9655,038Derbyshire DalesIncludes Bolehill, Breamfield, Godfreyhole, Gorseybank

See also List of places in Derbyshire List of civil parishes in Derbyshire List of towns and cities in England by population

References

External links ONS Census website