Town and Parish Councils
There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.
In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:
- Ault Hucknall
- Barlborough
- Blackwell
- Clowne
- Elmton-with-Creswell
- Glapwell
- Hodthorpe and Belph
- Pinxton
- Pleasley
- Scarcliffe
- South Normanton
- Tibshelf
- Whitwell
Other settlements include Broadmeadows, Hilcote, Langwith, Old Blackwell, Newton, Palterton, Shirebrook, and Westhouses.
The current district boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the urban district of Bolsover was merged with Blackwell Rural District and Clowne Rural District.
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