Denby

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Denby
The Stellasphere in the John Flamsteed Memorial Park
Denby shown within Derbyshire
Population	1,827 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SK386470
District	Amber Valley
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPLEY
Postcode district	DE5
Dialling code	01332
	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 53°01′11″N 1°25′31″W / 53.01974, -1.42531

Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Royal Astronomer, the home of The Bear, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company.

There is a memorial garden for John Flamsteed; opposite St Mary's church, which features the stellasphere which shows the position of the stars and planets above your head at the current time.

Denby is three miles south-east from Belper and eight miles north of Derby.