Editing Chesterfield, Derbyshire (section)

==Geography==
Chesterfield lies at the confluence of the [[River Rother, South Yorkshire|River Rother]] and [[River Hipper]] at the [[South Yorkshire Coalfield|Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield]], in the eastern foothills of the [[Pennines]]. It is sometimes described as the "Gateway to the [[Peak District|Peak]]", with the Peak District National Park to the west of the town.<ref name="Story of Chesterfield">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chesterfield.co.uk/about-chesterfield/story-of-chesterfield/ |title=Story of Chesterfield |access-date=17 April 2016}}</ref>

Nearby areas of the [[South and West Yorkshire Green Belt]] can serve to block [[urban sprawl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chesterfield Borough Council – Current Local Plan |url=https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-the-local-plan/current-local-plan.aspx |website=www.chesterfield.gov.uk |date=9 March 2018}}</ref> Other local greenfield frameworks include "strategic gaps" to maintain the openness and landscape qualities of large open areas, and "green wedges" penetrating urban areas with recreational facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chesterfield Borough Council – Green wedges and strategic gaps |url=https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy-and-the-local-plan/evidence-base/green-wedges-and-strategic-gaps.aspx |website=www.chesterfield.gov.uk |date=2 January 2017}}</ref>

===Urban area===
The wider Chesterfield Urban Area had a population of 112,664 at the 2021 Census, this included the town of Chesterfield along with its surrounding suburbs and the outlying villages and towns of [[Wingerworth]], [[Staveley, Derbyshire|Staveley]], [[Cutthorpe]] and [[Holymoorside]].<ref>{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Countries and Major Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/ua/?cityid=7130 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>

{{wide image|Panorama from top of the crooked spire chesterfield - panoramio.jpg|800px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Chesterfield taken from the [[Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield|Crooked Spire]]}}