# Stonebroom

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{{Short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image_name = Stonebroom 221340 47936cc4.jpg
| static_image_width = 
| static_image_caption = [St Peter's Church, Stonebroom](/source/St_Peter's_Church%2C_Stonebroom) was built in 1900. It is part of a Benefice with the Church of England churches in [Shirland](/source/Shirland) and [Morton](/source/Morton%2C_Derbyshire).
| coordinates = {{coord|53.1329|-1.3788|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Stonebroom
| map_type = Derbyshire
| population = 
| shire_district = [North East Derbyshire](/source/North_East_Derbyshire)
| shire_county = [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire)
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [North East Derbyshire](/source/North_East_Derbyshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town = ALFRETON
| postcode_district = DE55
| postcode_area = DE
| dial_code = 01773
| os_grid_reference = SK415597
| civil_parish = [Shirland and Higham](/source/Shirland_and_Higham)
}}
'''Stonebroom''' is a village in the district of [North East Derbyshire](/source/North_East_Derbyshire) in [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire), [England](/source/England). It is in the [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) of [Shirland and Higham](/source/Shirland_and_Higham).

Stonebroom lies to the east of the [A61](/source/A61_road) between [Alfreton](/source/Alfreton) and [Clay Cross](/source/Clay_Cross). It has a primary, nursery, pre-school and two churches, one [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England) and one [Methodist](/source/Methodist). Five households are listed for Stonebroom in the 1841 Census (Shirland Parish) with a sixth listed separately under Pasture House which is part of the village. A directory from 1846 does not mention Stonebroom but one from 1857 acknowledges it and only gives the names of four farmers resident there. A directory from 1895 describes it as "a considerable village – it is a typical colliery village, and has sprung into existence in recent years".

In the mid-19th century, houses were built for colliery workers and were called 'the blocks'. These were blocks of eight terraced houses with 160 dwellings. They were condemned before 1939 but still there in 1947 and described by the ''[Derbyshire Times](/source/Derbyshire_Times)'' as "The Black Hole of Derbyshire". In 1950 they were demolished but the area of wasteland was known as The Blocks by the locals. From the 1970s new housing and industrial estates were built on the land. Meanwhile, a massive housing estate had already been established in the "upper" area of Stonebroom.

The village is linear and was formed from two hamlets; early maps show them as Upper Stone and Lower Stone. The school playing field was once the site of a quarry, and is still called Quarry Lane. It is probable that the name Stonebroom was derived from this quarry which provided stone; it is said that the field behind the quarry was full of [broom](/source/Cytisus_scoparius), which gave one possible explanation for the unusual village name. Another report states that the Roman ''Stan Brom'' means quarry.

==Notable people==
* [Joe Humphries](/source/Joe_Humphries) (1876–1946), cricketer, he played 302 [First-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) games for [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club) and 3 [Test cricket](/source/Test_cricket) games for [England](/source/England_cricket_team)
* [Harry Randle](/source/Harry_Randle) (1906–1976), footballer who played 224 games including 74 for [Accrington Stanley](/source/Accrington_Stanley_F.C._(1891))
* [Bill Copson](/source/Bill_Copson) (1908–1971), cricketer, he played 279 [First-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) games for [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club) and 3 [Test cricket](/source/Test_cricket) games for [England](/source/England_cricket_team)
* [Andy Garner](/source/Andy_Garner) (born 1966), [footballer](/source/football_(soccer)), he played 231 games including 160 with [Blackpool](/source/Blackpool_F.C.)

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Shirland and Higham](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Shirland_and_Higham)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Stonebroom}}

British Library Archive of the Stonebroom accent. Horace Brian, a retired miner, talks about coal mining. He mentions water and gas problems and methods of supporting the mineshafts and setting charges. Recorded in 1956
* http://sounds.bl.uk/Accents-and-dialects/Survey-of-English-dialects/021M-C0908X0051XX-0600V1

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Category:Villages in Derbyshire
Category:Towns and villages of the Peak Districte
Category:North East Derbyshire District

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