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| Borrowash | |
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 Derby Road in Borrowash | |
  Borrowash Location withinDerbyshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK420345 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode district | DE72 |
| Dialling code | 01332 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Borrowash/ˈbɒroʊwɒʃ/ ⓘ is a village in theErewash district ofDerbyshire, England, situated immediately east of theDerby city boundary. The appropriate civil parish is calledOckbrook and Borrowash.
Borrowash was, for most of its history, the second village in Ockbrook parish and sits on the eastern edge of Derby city. In the late 1800s it started to grow and now it is the larger of the two villages.[1] TheDerby Canal arrived in Borrowash in 1796, but it gradually fell into decline after the introduction of the railway during mid nineteenth century; and by the 1960s it was abandoned. Passenger rail service ceased in 1966 and theBorrowash railway station was demolished in 1994. Borrowash is part of the parish of Ockbrook, but has its own church,St Stephen's Church, Borrowash, which was built in 1899 by P.H. Currey of Derby, who designed many fine buildings in the county.[2]
The local football teamBorrowash Victoria A.F.C. was founded in 1911. They are currently members of theEast Midlands Counties League and play at the Asterdale Bowl. The club originated in Borrowash before relocating toSpondon in 1984. The ground is situated next door toGraham Street Prims.
History of cricket dates back to the mid nineteenth century, where a match report was recorded betweenOckbrook and "Sawley Club" in 1843.[3]Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club moved to the current ground on Victoria Avenue in 1898. In 1999, Ockbrook & Borrowash CC became the first champions of the newly formed The Premier Division of theDerbyshire County Cricket League;[4] the top level for recreational club cricket in Derbyshire, England, and is a designatedECBPremier League. The club has continued to gain high acclaim and has since added a further 5 Championship league titles to its tally: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2014.[5]
Ockbrook & Borrowash Lawn Tennis Club was established after the First World War in 1919, providing a recreation facility for soldiers arriving back from the War. Located in Nottingham Road, the club has five outdoor carpet courts.[6]
Borrowash Playgroup offers non-compulsory education to children aged between one and three, as does Ashbrook Nursery School but this is specifically for ages two to four. Ashbrook Infant and Junior Schools provide compulsory education atKey Stages 1 and2 for children aged 4–11.
For further educational facilities (non-fee paying), the closest secondary school is West Park inSpondon where, as of 2004, a sixth form no longer exists and consequently the closest provider of further education isFriesland School inSandiacre. The nearest university is theUniversity of Derby.
There are three bus routes which serve Borrowash.Diamond East Midlands (formerly Midlands Classic) operates services 9/9A intoDerby city centre, under tender toDerby City Council.Trent Barton operates theIndigo andi4 routes, which run between bothNottingham and Derby city centres at frequent intervals.[7]
Borrowash railway station once served the village; it was opened by theMidland Counties Railway in 1839, closed in 1966 and was demolished in 1994.
The nearestNational Rail station is now atSpondon, which is sited on theMidland Main Line. It is served byEast Midlands Railway'sNottingham toMatlock route.[8]CrossCountry provide a small number of services between Nottingham,Birmingham andCardiff.[9]
Derby Canal is currently being restored, with the work on one of the two locks nearing completion.[10] A public footpath linking Borrowash and Spondon uses the former route of the canal.
TheNational Cycle Route 6, which runs betweenLondon andKeswick, passes through Borrowash; a riverside path connects the village with Derby. It runs along the route of the canal toElvaston, then parallel to this for the duration of the journey.
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