Curbar
Village in Derbyshire, England
title: "Curbar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-derbyshire", "towns-and-villages-of-the-peak-district", "derbyshire-dales"] description: "Village in Derbyshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-derbyshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curbar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Derbyshire, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| static_image | Curbar well and horse trough - geograph.org.uk - 51299.jpg |
| static_image_width | 240px |
| static_image_caption | Old well, horse trough and millstones at junction in centre of village |
| coordinates | |
| map_type | Derbyshire |
| official_name | Curbar |
| population | 417 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| shire_district | Derbyshire Dales |
| shire_county | Derbyshire |
| region | East Midlands |
| post_town | HOPE VALLEY |
| postcode_district | S32 |
| postcode_area | S |
| dial_code | 01433 |
| os_grid_reference | SK251746 |
| :: |
|country = England |static_image = Curbar well and horse trough - geograph.org.uk - 51299.jpg |static_image_width = 240px |static_image_caption= Old well, horse trough and millstones at junction in centre of village |coordinates = |map_type = Derbyshire |official_name = Curbar |population = 417 |population_ref = (2011) |shire_district = Derbyshire Dales | shire_county = Derbyshire |region = East Midlands |constituency_westminster = |post_town = HOPE VALLEY |postcode_district = S32 |postcode_area = S |dial_code = 01433 |os_grid_reference = SK251746 Curbar is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. The population based on the 2011 Census was 417. Curbar is situated a mile north of Baslow, close to Calver on the A623.
The village has a street (Bar Road) with the highest average house value in Derbyshire. Close to the east are the popular rock-climbing escarpments of Curbar Edge and Baslow Edge. To the west of the village is the River Derwent. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. Immediately to the south of the church stands Curbar Primary School, which serves the three villages of Curbar, Calver and Froggatt. The school is the custodian of an old May custom known as the Maybough. On the first of May, or as soon as possible thereafter, a tree-branch is brought into school and decorated with flowers by the children. The Maybough is taken to various points in Curbar and Calver, where it is displayed to the accompaniment of songs and a dance. Several attempts have been made to ascertain the origin of the Maybough. The event was originally performed by the villagers rather than the school, the switchover taking place around the time of the First World War.
References
References
- (2012). "Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 119 ''Buxton & Matlock (Chesterfield, Bakewell & Dove Dale)''". Ordnance Survey.
- (1 January 2016). "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer". Ordnance Survey.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National statistics.
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