The Andrews Pages Derbyshire> Kelly's Directory, 1891> This page Bamford, Derbyshire   Derbyshire transcripts of Kelly's Directory from: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - p.39   Kelly's Directory, 1891 Previous Page Next Page Village Links BAMFORD is a township and parish, formed in 1860 from the civil parish of Hathersage, on the borders of Yorkshire, 11 miles from Miller's Dale station on the Derby and Manchester section of the Midland railway, 10 miles east, from Chapel-en-le-Frith, 12 north from Bakewell and 12 west from Sheffield, in the High Peak division of the county, hundred of High Peak, Chapel-en-le-Frith union, petty sessional division and county court district, rural deanery of Eyam, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. There are two stone bridges crossing the Derwent, one, of three arches, leading to Chapel-en-le-Frith and Sheffield ; the other, of one arch, leading to Shatton. The Chinley and Dore railway, now (1890) in course of construction, passes near the village. The village is supplied with water, conveyed in pipes from a reservoir on Bamford Edge, a mountain ridge over 1,600 feet high, on the southern slopes of which the village lies. The church of St. John the Baptist, erected in 1860, is a building of stone in the Late Decorated style, and consists of chancel, nave, north aisle, vestry and a tower at the north-west angle, surmounted by a fine spire, rising to height of 108 feet, and containing 6 bells, dating from the erection of the church: the circular font of Derbyshire marble, inlaid with Italian marble, was presented by the late Thomas Eyre esq. of Moorseats, in 1860 : all the windows are stained, one on the south side of the nave being the gift of Henry Cottingham M.A. sometime vicar of Hathersage : in the vestibule is a window commemorating the foundation of the church by William Cameron Moore, A.D. 1860, and displaying his arms: there are 120 sittings. The register dates from the year 1860. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £31, net yearly value £157, with residence, in the gift of William Cameron Moore esq. J.P. and held since 1889 by the Rev. Theodor Müller Ward M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. Here is a small Catholic chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, served from Derwent, and with school attached, built in 1882 by the Duke of Norfolk : there is also a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1889 and seating 250. The portion of Joan Morton's Aston charity for the poor of Bamford amounts to £4 13s. : Thornhill's charity of 1Os. Brownhill's of 9s. and Littlewood's of 10s. are distributed on St. Thomas's day. The cotton mill of Messrs. Moore and Son Limited is near the river. The principal landowners are Mark Firth esq. of Oak Brook, Sheffield, W. C. Moore esq. J. S. A. Shuttleworth esq. of Hathersage Hall, J. H. Taylor, of Hathersage, Mrs. W. Robinson, of Manchester, the trustees of George Benton esq. late of Manchester, and Mrs. H. Hawke, of Sheffield. The area is 1,475 acres ; rateable value, £1,730; the population in 1881 was 453. Parish Clerk, George Barton. POST, M. 0. & T. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- John w. West, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Sheffield at 8 a.m ; departure 5.40 p.m. week days only POST OFFICE RECEIVING HOUSE, Mytham Bridge.-Ambrose Marsden, receiver. Letters arrive from Sheffield 7.40 a.m. ; dispatched at 6 p.m SCHOOLS :- Mixed National, erected in 1840 & since enlarged, for 110 children; average attendance, 47; Thos. Hodson, master Catholic, erected in 1882, for 95 children; average attendance, 26; Miss Margaret England, mistress CARRIERS TO SHEFFIELD.-Henry Turner, tees. ; Mrs. Harriet Ibbotson, fri Dudley Mrs. Priddock house Moore Joseph Hall J. P Moore William Cameron J.P Robinson Charles Henry, Heatherdene Ward Rev. Theodor Müller M.A. [Rectory] COMMERCIAL. Ashton George, farmer Barker John, butcher Barker Joseph, tailor, Wood lane Beeley Joseph, shopkeeper Bolsover Thomas, farmer Bradbury George, plasterer & slater Burton John, shopkeeper Cotterill Mary Ann (Mrs.), beer retailer Dalton Isaac, farmer Dent John, Marquis of Granby hotel Dronfield Ambrose, farmer, Wood lane Eadon Hy. Hopkinson, Yorksh. Brdg. P.H Haslam Jonathan Mort, Anglers P.H. & surveyor of highways Hobson John Thorpe, draper & shoe ma Ibbotson Harriet (Mrs.), shopkeeper & carrier Kirk Hannah (Mrs.), shopkeeper Marsden Ambrose, carpenter, Post office, Mytham Bridge Melland John, stone mason Moore Sl. M. & Son Lim. cotton doublers Platts Mary (Mrs.), farmer Robinson John Henry, farmer Rowarth Elias, farmer Turner Henry, farmer & carrier Wainwright George, blacksmith, Mytham Bridge Wallworth Wm. bee keeper, The Knoll [Note: spelling, case and punctuation are as they appear in the Directory.] Village Links More on site information about Bamford and the surrounding area Derbyshire's Parishes, 1811 The Gentleman's Magazine Library - Derbyshire to Dorset Wolley Manuscripts, Derbyshire for more information about Derbyshire deeds, pedigrees, documents and wills Elsewhere on the Web GENUKI - Bamford © 1996 - Ann Andrews (click link to contact). Transcribed and OCR-ed February 2007 All Rights Reserved. Last Update: 31 May, 2008 About and Conditions of Use | Site Map, Genealogy and Local History | Links | Part of The Andrews Pages - www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/