Boylestone is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 165, increasing to 318 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village is situated about eight miles east of Uttoxeter.
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St John the Baptist's Church, Boylestone | |
Boylestone parish highlighted within Derbyshire | |
| Population | 318 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK182359 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode district | DE6 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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The village also has a Church and Village Hall. The church is 14th century with a tower added in 1844 by Henry Duesbury.[2][3]
There is no active Women's Institute but there is a Ladies' Group and an "Evergreen" club. The pub sponsors a football club in the local "summer league"
The cartoonist Bill Tidy formerly lived in the village.
Boylestone was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[4] and being worth thirty shillings.[5]
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