Stenson Fields | |
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![]() Wragley Way marks the southern extent of the housing in Stenson Fields | |
Location withinDerbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK336309 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DERBY |
Postcode district | DE24 |
Dialling code | 01332 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.stensonfieldspc.org.uk |
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Stenson Fields is a semi-rural suburban housing development andcivil parish in theSouth Derbyshire district ofDerbyshire, England. The parish is contiguous withSinfin, a southern area ofDerby, but is outside the city boundary. Stenson Fields is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Derby city centre. The housing in the area largely dates from the 1970s onwards.
The parish was created in 1983 from parts of the neighbouringBarrow upon Trent andTwyford and Stenson parishes.[1] Together with Twyford and Stenson, Stenson Fields is part of South Derbyshire district's Stensonelectoral ward. Stenson Fields was formally in the Ticknall ward, which stretched from the Derby City boundary to the Leicestershire County line.
There is one school in the parish, Stenson Fields Primary Community School, although a further two schools are planned, one primary and one secondary.[2] There is presently one place of worship, Stenson Fields Christian Fellowship, which is an independent evangelical church.[3] There is aparade of shops and the Stenson Fields public house on Pilgrims Way, opposite the church. Several other amenities, including anAsda supermarket, are located just outside the parish boundary at the Sinfin District Centre.