The Andrews Pages Derbyshire> Kelly's Directory, 1891> This page Wardlow, 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.323   Kelly's Directory, 1891 Previous Page Next Page Village Links WARDLOW is a township, partly in the new parish of Bradwell and partly in the parish of Longstone, 5 miles north-north-west from Bakewell and 2¾ east-by-south from Tideswell, and 3 miles south from Longstone station on the Ambergate and Manchester section of the Midland railway, in the Western division of the county, High Peak hundred and Bakewell union, petty sessional division and county court district. The church of the Good Shepherd, erected in 1873, is a small edifice of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave and a turret between the chancel and nave, containing 3 bells: there are 100 sittings and attached to the church is a small burial ground : divine service is conducted here by the rector of Tideswell. Here are lead mines, but are not now being worked. The Duke of Devonshire K.G. is lord of the manor and the principal landowner. The soil is light, on limestone. The land is chiefly in pasture. The area is 394 acres in Bradwell parish and 235 in Longstone ; rateable value, £656 ; the population in 1881 was 163. Letters from Stockport via Litton, arrive at 7.30 a.m. by mail cart. Tideswell is the nearest money order & telegraph office National School (mixed), erected in 1833 & enlarged by subscription in 1872, for 4-5 children; average attendance, 30; Miss Annie Masheter, mistress COMMERCIAL. Birley John, farmer BramweIl Hannah (Mrs.), BuIl's Head P.H Bramwell John, farmer Furness James, farmer Furness Jonathan, shoe maker Furness Thomas, Three Stags' Heads P. H. & farmer Gregory George, farmer Halsop Thomas, farmer Robinson John & Sarah (Mrs.) farmers Robinson James, farmer Robinson James, farmer Robinson Joseph, farmer Sellars John, farmer Sellars Sarah (Mrs.), farmer Somerset Benjamin, joiner Somerset Nathan, farmer Thornhill John, farmer [Note: spelling, case and punctuation are as they appear in the Directory.] Village Links More on site information about Wardlow 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 - Wardlow © 1996 - Ann Andrews (click link to contact). Transcribed and OCR-ed February 2007 All Rights Reserved. Last Update: 26 March, 2008 About and Conditions of Use | Site Map, Genealogy and Local History | Links | Part of The Andrews Pages - www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/