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ABNEY A township in the parish of Hope. See Hope. ALDWARK Township in the parish of Bradbourne. See Bradbourne. ALDERWASLEY Chapelry belonging to the parish of Wirksworth; Deanery of Ashbourne. 'The village contains about 60 houses and the inhabitants are engaged chiefly in agriculture'. ALFRETON Elstretune in Domesday. 'Tradition says Alfreton was built by Alfred the Great [reigned 871-901] and that its name is derived from its founder'. 'The family seat of the Morewoods stands in a high and pleasant situation'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Martin. 'The number of houses in the parish is about 472, of which about 200 are situated in the town, and contains 2400 inhabitants; they are chiefly employed in weaving stockings, and in the neighbouring collieries; and a few derive support from the manufacture of brown earthen-ware'. A market town: market day is Friday. ALKMONTON (Alchementune) A hamlet in the parish of Longford. In Deanery of Castillar. 'There was formerly a chapel at Alkmonton but the font is the only present remains of it'. [Note: Robert de Bakepuze founded a hospital here for female lepers dedicated to St. Leonard (this is from Cox: "Churches of Derbyshire", Vol III, pub 1877). It was re-founded in 1406. The Norman font that was found in the grounds of Old Hall farm and reused in the new church in 1843. Lyson's say that at Domesday the manor was held under 'Ralph under Henry de Ferrars'.] ALLESTRY Allestree, in Domesday Adelardestreu, is a village 2 miles north of Derby and in the Deanery of Derby. Living a donative curacy; church dedicated to St. Andrew (formerly belonged to Darley Abbey). ALPORT A hamlet in the parish of Youlgrave (in the Archdeaconry of Derby) 'containing about 22 houses whose inhabitants are chiefly employed in the pursuits of agriculture.' ALSOP Anciently Elleshope. Chapelry in the parish and Deanery of Ashbourne; church dedicated to St. Michael. 'The whole liberty contains about 14 houses'. [Note: this is Alsop-in-the Dale] APPELBY 'This parish, at the compilation of Domesday, belonged to the Abbey of Burton; whose Abbot held 5 carucates of land there. Aplebi was at that time a considerable village, and valued at 60 shillings. It is situated partly in Derbyshire, and partly in Leicestershire; the church standing in the latter county'. In the Deanery of Repington. ARLESTON See Barrow ASHBOURN Deanery of Ashbourne. Ashbourne or Ashburn - 'neat market town' - Esseburne (Ashbourn) a royal manor at the time of the Norman survey, having a "priest and a church". 'At this time the town was the property of the king'. 'The present church [St. Oswald's] ... is a fine specimen of Gothic building ... erected in the thirteenth century ...' 'It contains several monuments' in the Boothby chapel 'erected to the memories of the Cokaines, Bradburnes and Boothbys' including the beautiful white marble monument to Penelope Boothby, aged six. 'Near the church' is the Free Grammar School [Queen Elizabeth's - founded 1585]. 'The children admitted to this school must be of the town, or its immediate neighbourhood. There is another Free-School ... for educating poor boys and girls'. 'The town ..., according to the last population act, contains 459 houses and 2006 inhabitants. ... 'The parish extends partly in the Wapentake of Wirksworth and partly in the Hundred of Appletree. In the latter there are the hamlets of Clifton, Offcote, Underwood, Yeldersley and Hulland, together containing about 105 houses'. The markets, held on Saturdays, 'supply an extensive neighbourhood.' No fewer than seven annual cattle fairs held. Famous for cheese - ... 'the dairy farms in the neighbourhood ... are chiefly engaged in the manufacture' ... Ashbourne Hall: 'belonging to Sir Brooke Boothby'. [Note: though not mentioned by Davies, the Lysons also record the townships of Newton Grange and Sturston as within the parish]  The Gentleman's
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Gallery, Derbyshire, AshbourneASHFORD Aisseford, a chapelry in the parish of Bakewell (in the Archdeaconry of Derby). 'The whole parish contains about 130 houses and 600 inhabitants, who are employed in cotton spinning, agriculture, and at the marble manufactory.' The marble works were the first of the kind in Great Britain and 'are the only quarries of the kind now worked in any part of Derbyshire.' The proprietor 'is Mr John Platt of Rotherham'. Monsal Dale, 'a most pleasing sequestered retreat', is at a little distance to the west. ASHLEY-HAY Township in the parish of Wirksworth. See Wirksworth. ASHOVER Thought to be of great antiquity. In Domesday Essovre 'had a church and a priest'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a rectory; church dedicated to All-Saints. The number of houses in the liberty about 321; the inhabitants 'are chiefly employed in the mines, and the manufacture of stockings'. Overton Hall, seat of Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, is 'at a little distance from Ashover'. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryASTON A township in the parish of Hope. See Hope. ASTON [Aston-on-Trent] In Aestune and Sedelau at Domesday there were "six ox-gangs and half of land to be taxed. There is one plough in the demense and four villanes and two bordars with one plough and four acres of meadow" ... 'At present the liberty at Aston contains about one hundred houses and five hundred inhabitants'. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a rectory ('value in the king's books at £29 15s. and yearly tenths £2 19s 6d'); church dedicated to All-Saints. Several of the Holden family are buried in it. 'A few stocking-frames are the only appearance of manufacture ... in the parish but a considerable number of hands are employed navigating the barges up the Trent'. ATLOW (Etelauue) Chapelry in the parish of Bradbourne. See Bradbourne. AULT-HUCKNALL See Hault Hucknall. |
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BAKEWELL 'The most extensive parish in Derbyshire. ... It contains 9 chapelries and several large hamlets, containing altogether about 1200 houses'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. 'The town of Bakewell is of great antiquity. It is generally granted that it existed in the time of the Saxons ... At the time of the Norman Survey there were at Badequella two priests and a church, at which time the manor belonged to the king, with the exception of one carucate at Hadune (Haddon)'. All Saint's church, 'an ancient structure' contains several ancient monuments including those to: Godfrey Foljambe Knight and Avena his wife; Sir Thomas de Wednesley; and members of the Vernon and Manners families. A market town - the market 'now on Friday, was formerly held on Monday and at present is but very thinly attended'. 'A large cotton mill, belonging to Sir Richard Arkwright Esq [employs] 300 to 350 persons of both sexes. ... The number of houses in Bakewell is about 240; that of inhabitants nearly 1400.' The pasturage of Bakewell 'is remarkably good'. Haddon Hall is about two miles to the south of Bakewell: a 'venerable mansion belonging to the Duke of Rutland'. In 1811 it was 'considered as one of our most baronial residences now remaining; and though not at present inhabited, nor in very good repair, is extremely interesting to the antiquary, from the many indications it exhibits of the festive manners and hospitality of our ancestors; and of the inconvenient, yet social, arrangement, by which their mode of life was regulated' In Domesday, Haddon was a berewick in the manor of Bakewell, belonging to the king. [Please note that although there is a fuller description of both Haddon Hall and a history of the Vernon family, neither are included on these pages.] There
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Magazine LibraryBALLIDON Chapelry in the parish of Bradbourne. See Bradbourne. BAMFORD Township in the parish of Hathersage. See Hathersage. BARLBOROUGH 'Barleburg is in Domesday included in the same manor as' Whitwell. In common with Whitwell, 'it has a considerable population'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. James; __ Rodes, Esq. is the patron. 'The family of Rodes, who resided here for many centuries, is of great antiquity'. BARLOW Chapelry in the parish of Stavely. See Stavely. BARROW [This is Barrow on Trent] Barruue at Domesday. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Wilfred. Alabaster slab in the church of shows name of John Bothe and date MCCCLXXXII [1382]. The parish of Barrow also contains the liberties of Arleston and Sinfin, the chapely of Twiford, and the hamlet of Stenson. 'The inhabitants of these villages are principally supported by agriculture, and the navigation upon the river Trent, and the canal'. BARROWCOTE (Beruerdescote) It is a hamlet in the parish of Etwall. In the Deanery of Castillar. See Etwall. BARTON 'At the Conquest [1066], there were at Bractune a church and a priest, which were the property of Henry de Ferrers. The parish at Barton contains but very few houses'. In Deanery of Castillar. Living a rectory; Patron - Samuel Crompton Esq. Barton once belonged to the family 'Le Blunt'. BASLOW Basselau, 'a chapelry in the parish of Bakewell (in the Archdeaconry of Derby), containing about 130 houses. The liberty of Baslow contains the hamlets of Bubnal, Froggat and Curbar, containing altogether about 90 houses'. BEAUCHIEF An extra-parochial hamlet in the Deanery of Chesterfield, deriving its name from a religious house of the order of Premonstratensian, or white canons. 'The Abbey of Beauchief, or de Bello capite, was situated at this place, in a beautiful little vale near the northern boundary of the county, within a short distance of Sheffield'. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryBEELEY Begelie, 'a village standing in a valley near the banks of the Derwent. It contains about 60 houses, whose inhabitants are chiefly supported by agriculture'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Anne (a chapelry under Bakewell). BEIGHTON In the Deanery of Chesterfield, Bectune at Domesday it was 'a soke in the manor of Eckington'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Mary; patron - the Duke of Kingston. 'Beighton contains the hamlets of Hackenthorp, Southwell and Berley; containing, together with the whole liberty, about 120 houses'. BELPER Formerly written Beaupoire, 'was not noticed in Domesday'. A chapelry in the parish of Duffield and the Deanery of Derby. Chapel - dedicated to St John. 'The Unitarians, the Independents and the Methodists have also their respective meeting houses. Four hundred children are taught at the Sunday School ... the Independents and Methodists also have Sunday schools, where about 700 more are instructed'. 'Its present flourishing state is discernible to all'. In 1801 the population was 4500 and by 1809 was 5365, the increase 'owing to the Cotton Mills erected here by Messrs. Strutts; where between 1200 and 1300 persons find daily employment. These mills are four in number'. 'Another branch of business carried on at Belper ... is the manufacture of nails; but within the last few years it is supposed that the trade has been on the decline'. Before 1776, Belper was as 'low in population as it was backward in civility: and considered as the insignificant residence of a few uncivilized nailers'. A market town - Saturday market. The mansion of Jedediah Strutt Esq is about the town centre and 'above the bridge is the seat of G.B. Strutt Esq.'
See the wonderful engraving of Belper, dated 1811, by Henry MooreBENTLEY (Benedlege) A hamlet in the parish of Longford. In Deanery of Castillar. BENTLEY See Fenny Bentley. BIGGIN Chaplery in the parish of Wirksworth (Deanery of Ashbourne) together with Caulow, Halton, Hitheridge-Hay and Ashley-Hay, 'consisting altogether of about 80 houses'. BIRCHOVER A hamlet in the parish of Youlgrave (in the Archdeaconry of Derby) containing about 80 houses. BLACKWALL [or Blackwell, near Bakewell] 'The villages of Flagg, Blackwall, Cowdale and Staden, contain altogether about 50 houses, and 240 inhabitants'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. BLACKWALL Village in the parish of Kirk Ireton. BLACKWELL [near Alfreton] Blacheuuelle in Domesday. Parish a single hamlet in the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage ('clear value £10 and yearly tenths 10s 5d); church dedicated to St. Werburgh (formerly belonged to priory of Thurgarton, Notts); patron - Duke of Devonshire. BOLSOVER 'A small market town in the Deanery of Chesterfield, containing with the whole liberty, about 220 houses and 1100 inhabitants, who are chiefly employed in agriculture'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Mary; patron - the Duke of Portland. The church contains a monument in memory of Sir Charles Cavendish (father of 1st Duke of Newcastle). 'At the time of the Norman survey, the manor of Belesover was the property of William Peveril'. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryBONSALL Bunteshale in Domesday. It contains about 250 houses. 'Its inhabitants are employed in the mines and at the works in Cromford. Here is a Free-school, built and endowed by Robert Ferne of this place, ancestor of the Fernes of Snitterton'. Living a rectory; church is dedicated to St. James; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. In the Deanery of Ashbourne. Bonsall
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Magazine LibraryBRACKENFIELD Hamlet, containing some 30 houses, belonging to the parish of Morton (in the Deanery of Chesterfield). BRADBOURN[E] 'At the time of the Norman survey there were at "Bradeburne, a priest and a church and twelve acres of meadow." The village ... is pleasantly situated on a hill and contains about 30 houses'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to All-saints; patron - the Duke of Devonshire. In Deanery of Ashbourne. 'It formerly belonged to the priory of Dunstable, in Bedfordshire'. 'The parish of Bradbourn includes the chapelries of Atlow (Etelauue), Ballington [note: should be Ballidon], Brassington (Brazinctune), and the township of Aldwark; containing about 200 houses and 800 inhabitants'. [Note: though not mentioned by Davies, according to the Lysons the parish also contained the hamlets of Nether-Bradborne , and Lea-hall'.] BRADLEY 'Braidelei is a parish containing from 50 to 60 houses'. Living a rectory; church dedicated to All-saints; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. In Deanery of Ashbourne. '... there is a spring of chalybeate water ...' BRADWELL Bradewelle, 'a large village in the parish of Hope. The whole liberty contains nearly 100 houses, whose inhabitants are chiefly supported by the mining business'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. BRAILSFORD 'In Domesday called Brailesford and also Breilesfordham and where there were, then, a church and a priest, is a considerable village. It is situated on each side of the road leading from Derby to Ashburn, and nearly midway between those places. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the pursuits of agriculture'. In Deanery of Castillar. Living a rectory; church dedicated to All-saints; patron - Rev. Mr. Gardiner. BRAMPTON Brandune or Brantune is a very extensive parish, the most northerly in the Deanery. In 1780, the Rev. Mr. Cartwright, inventor of the Machine for the Combing of Wool, had the curacy here. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a curacy; church dedicated to St. Peter; patron - Dean of Lincoln Cathedral. Church contains several ancient monuments, chiefly relating to the Clarke family of Somersall. Parish contains 325 houses. Considerable increase in population in the part near Chesterfield 'owing to the iron works'. This part of the county is said to be remarkably heathly; the gravestones in the churchyard 'afford many instances of great longevity'. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryBRASSINGTON Chapelry in the parish of Bradbourn (see above). In Deanery of Ashbourne. BREADSALL Braideshale in Domesday. A small parish of a single hamlet in the Deanery of Derby. There was a Priory here, founded in the 13th century; after the dissolution it was given to Henry, Duke of Suffolk. Living a rectory; church dedicated to All-saints. BREASON In the Deanery of Derby. Chapelry in parish of Sawley; church dedicated to St. Michael. BRETBY Small chapelry, belonging to the parish of Repton and in the Deanery of Repington. 'Formerly, however, it appears to have been more considerable in size, as vestiges of walls, foundations, wells, &c. have frequently been discovered in the adjacent ground. In former times there was a castle at Bretby: In the reign of Richard II it belonged to Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk ... present possessor, the Earl of Chesterfield. The site of this castle may be discovered from the unevenness of the ground, no other vestiges remaining, as the walls were entirely levelled'. Bretby Park ... residence of the present Earl - a magnificent mansion, reputed to be built of materials from the castle, was formerly on the site. BRIMINGTON Part of the parish of Chesterfield. See Chesterfield. BROUGH Small hamlet in the parish and neighbourhood of Hope. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. BROWNSIDE See Hayfield and Glossop BUBNAL See Baslow BUGSWORTH See Hayfield and Glossop BURNASTON (Bernulfstune) It is a hamlet in the parish of Etwall. In the Deanery of Castillar. See Etwall. BUXTON In the Archdeaconry of Derby. Buxton 'lies in a hollow, surrounded by dreary hills and extensive barren heaths: and so uninviting and cheerless is the scenery around it, that were it not for the deserved reputation of its mineral waters, it would never have attracted any notice, and perhaps never have become the residence of human beings'. 'The almost invariable temperature of the [Buxton] water is 82 degrees of Farenheit's thermometer; and is clear, sparkling and grateful to the palate. The temperature of the baths is extremely agreeable to the feeling; a slight shock is felt at the first immersion, which is suceeded by a pleasant warmth'. The place 'where the water is usually drunk is' St Anne's Well: one of the seven 'Wonders of the Peak'. 'The Buxton season commences about the end of May, and concludes in October; during which time its amusements are various and diversified'. 'Prayers are read, during the season, in the assembly-room, the chapel at Buxton being too small, and in too ruinous a state, for company. The allowance for the minister is defrayed by subscription'. 'The number of houses ... is about 100, which are built chiefly of stone: that of resident inhabitants, about 400. ... The principal, if not the only, dependence of the inhabitants, is on the expenditure of the crowds who assemble here'. Poole's Hole, one of the seven 'Wonders of the Peak', is about a mile to the west of Buxton. 'Above Poole's Hole, on the side of the hill, are the kilns and limestone quarries. ... The workmen and their families live like Troglodytes of old, in caverns of the earth'. Lover's Leap, the 'Romantic Dale and Rock' is a little to the south of Buxton. There
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CALDWELL Caldewelle hamlet, parish of Stapenhill in the Deanery of Repington. CALKE or Calc. 'The number of houses in this parish is not many'. In the Deanery of Repington. Living a donative curacy; church is dedicated to St Giles ('about the middle of the twelfth century was given to the Priory of Repton'). Calke Abbey, 'the seat of Henry Crewe, (Late Harpur) Bart. It is a spacious and handsome mansion ...' CALLOW (Caulow) Township in the parish of Wirksworth. See Wirksworth. CALOW Part of the parish of Chesterfield. See Chesterfield. CALVER A hamlet in the parish of Bakewell (in the Archdeaconry of Derby), containing (together with Rowland) about 110 houses. CARSINGTON Chersingtune Parish of 'about 46 houses, whose inhabitants are chiefly supported by agriculture and the mines'. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Margaret; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. In Deanery of Ashbourne. CASTLE GRESLEY 'Hamlet in parish of Gresley [see Gresley]. CASTLETON 'situated in a valley, which ... is the most striking in the High Peak'. 'Precipices 1000 feet in height, dark, rugged and perpendicular, heave their unwielding form on each side of the road ... of the descent through the Winnats'. 'The number of houses in Castleton and its liberty is about 200 and are built chiefly of stone. The support of the inhabitants is derived from the mining business, and from the expenditure of those who are induced to visit the remarkable places in the neighbourhood'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Edmund; living a vicarage; impropriator and patron - Bishop of Chester. 'The remains of the castle are still visible.' It is 'a place of considerable antiquity ... The present Constable of the Castle is the Duke of Devonshire'. Peak Cavern 'has, at all times, been regarded as one of the principal wonders of Derbyshire, and celebrated by several poets'. Mam Tor, or the Shivering Mountain, another of the seven 'Wonders of the Peak, is situated about two miles to the west of Castleton. The ancient Odin mine, at the foot of Mam Tor still 'furnishes employment for many men, women and children ... It belongs to many proprietors and sometimes has made great returns. The quality of the ore differs in different parts of the mine: but yielding about three ounces of silver to the ton weight of lead. The elastic bitumen ... is obtained from this mine; also blende, barytes, manganese, fluor spar, sulphuret of iron, and various substances. At the two other mines, called Tree Cliff and Water-Hull that singularly beautiful substance, the Blue John is found'. There is also the Speedwell Level or Navigation Mine, situated at the foot of the Winnats. 'This level was originally driven in search of lead ore'. There
is a picture of CastletonCATTON In the parish of Croxhall in the Deanery of Repington, 'is now but a very small hamlet: but at the time Domesday was composed, Chetun belonged to Henry de Ferrers, and was valued at the very considerable sum of 60 shillings'. CHADDESDEN Cedesdene in Domesday; 2 miles from Derby and in the Deanery of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Mary and is said to have been built before reign of Edward III [reigned 1327-1377]. The seat of Sir Robert Mead Wilmot. [See Spondon] CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH 'is a small but neat town' in the Archdeaconry of Derby. 'It is a free borough and a market town, which has been on the decline, is now represented as being more fully attended'. Church (erected in the 14th century) dedicated to St. Thomas Becket; living a donative curacy. 'The High Peak Courts, for the recovery of debts and damages under £5, are regulary held at Chapel every three weeks'. 'The inhabitants, who amount to nearly 500 families, are chiefly supported by the manufacture of cotton'. Bradshaw Hall - once the residence of Lord President Bradshaw, Chief Justice of Chester (presided at trial of Charles I). The Ebbing and Flowing Well, one of the seven 'Wonders of the Peak', is about a mile and a half from Chapel. [Note: though not mentioned by Davies, the Lysons record the townships of Bowden-Edge, Bradshaw-Edge and Coomb's Edge in the parish] CHARLESWORTH 'a village of considerable extent in Glossop, with a chapel dedicated to St. Mary Magdelene. The houses are built on the acclivity of Charleswoth-Nick, a name given to a range of the highest hills in this part of Derbyshire. Both the size and population of this place have been much increased of late years, owing to the establishment of cotton manufactories in the neighbourhood. At the distance of one or two miles south are the collieries, which furnish the surrounding villages with fuel'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. At Gamesbey, 'a small hamlet north of Charlesworth, are some vestiges of an ancient station ... which ... is supposed to have been Roman'. [Also see Glossop] CHATSWORTH In the Archdeaconry of Derby, Chatsworth is 'the celebrated and magnificent seat of the Duke of Devonshire' and one of the seven 'Wonders of the Peak'. 'The estate of Chatsworth was purchased in the reign of Elizabeth [1558-1603] of the ancient family of Leeche by Sir William Cavendish, husband to Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, whose sister married a Francis Leeche of this place'. [Please note that although there is a very full description of Chatsworth house and the history of the Dukes of Devonshire, neither are included on these pages.]  View
a Magic Lantern Slide of Chatsworth HouseCHELLASTON Written as Celerestune and Cellesdene by the Norman suveyors - 'is a small farming village, containing about 50 houses'. In Deanery of Castillar. Living donative curacy; church dedicated to St. Peter (formerly belonged to the priory of Dale). CHELMORTON 'situated at the foot of a high eminence, and containing about 40 houses. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in the lead mines and the pursuit of agriculture. The manufacture of ribands has also been introduced here'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. CHESTERFIELD Not one of the most ancient towns in the county, but is thought to be a place of some antiquity. At the Norman survey Cestrefeld was a bailiwic, belonging to the manor of Newbold. The Stanhopes derive their title of Earl of Chesterfield from this town. The charter was originally granted by King John [reigned 1199-1216]. Church dedicated to St. Mary and All Saints. 'The present church is supposed to have been erected about the beginning of the thirteenth century. It is particularly remarkable for the appearance of its spire, which rises to the height of 230 feet and is so singularly twisted that it seems to lean in whatever direction it may be approached'. In the chancel there are 'two large altar-tombs belonging to the Foljambs whose seat was at Walton, in this parish'. There were several ancient guilds in the town, 'endowed with considerable revenues'. The Chapel School was founded in the reign of Elizabeth I [reigned1558-1603]. 'Chesterfield is not a place of great trade, nor is there considerable manufacture carried on in it. An enumeration carried out in 1788' (by Mr Pilkington) found 'Chesterfield contained 801 houses and 3,626 inhabitants. Since that time both the size and population have increased' - to 920 houses and 4,267 inhabitants. 'The support of the latter is principally derived from the iron-works in the town and neighbourhood, and the manufacture of stockings. Some additional employment arises from the three potteries for the manufacture of coarse earthenware; also from a carpet manufactory; and from the making of shoes, a large quantity of which are sent annually to the metropolis'. 'The Unitarians, Independents, Quakers and the Methodists have their respective places of worship at Chesterfield'. The parish of Chesterfield contains the chapelries and hamlets of Brimington (Brimintune), Temple Normanton, Newbold, Dunstone, Walton (Waletune), Tapton, Calow and Hasland, containing altogether about 500 houses. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryCHILCOTE 'In Domesday called Cildecote, and then belonging to Clifton in Staffordshire, is one of the most southern parishes in the county of Derby. It is small, and contains but a few houses. A large and ancient Hall, which was one of the seats of Godfrey Bagnall Clarke, Esq. who represented the county of Derby, in the early parliaments of the present reign, and who died about the year 1744, is situated in this parish. having been uninhabited for many years, it is now in a very ruinous state'. In the Deanery of Repington. CHINLEY See Hayfield and Glossop. CHISWORTH See Mellor and Glossop. CHUNALL See Glossop. CHURCH BROUGHTON 'Broctune, is a pretty considerable parish, containing upwards of 50 houses'. In Deanery of Castillar. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Michael ('according to Ecton, it formerly belonged to the Priory at Tutbury'). CHURCH GRESLEY A hamlet in parish of Gresley [see Gresley]. CLAY LANE See North Wingfield. CLAY CROSS See North Wingfield. CLIFTON See Ashbourne. CLOWN Clune in Domesday. Contains about 85 houses. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. John the Baptist; the king is the patron. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. COAL ASTON A hamlet in the parish of Dronfield. See Dronfield. CODNOR Cotenovre in Domesday. A small hamlet in the Deanery of Derby and parish of Heanor. There are the ruins of early 13th century castle. Seat of Grey family until Henry VII Yr.11 [1496] when it passed to Sir John Zouch. It afterwards became the property of the Masters. (Also see Heanor) COTMENHAY Hamlet in the parish of Ilkeston (in the Deanery of Derby). COTON [Cotton-in-the-Elms] 'The Hamlet of Coton, which was anciently called Coton Cotes, and belonged to the Abbey of Burton, is situated in the parish of Lullington. It is a pretty considerable in size, but is a place of no manufacture'. In the Deanery of Repington. COWDALE 'The villages of Flagg, Blackwall, Cowdale and Staden, contain altogether about 50 houses, and 240 inhabitants'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. COWLEY A hamlet in the parish of Dronfield and Deanery of Chesterfield. See Dronfield. CRESSWELL Hamlet in the parish of Elmton (in the Deanery of Chesterfield). The whole parish 'contains about 60 houses'. CRICH Leuric and Levenot held a lead-mine at Crice at the time of the Norman survey. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Mary. A church probably erected here in the reign of King Stephen [reigned 1135-1154]. 'The inhabitants are supported chiefly by working in the lead mines, burning limestone and the manufacture of stockings'. There is a 'tower of observation' a little to the north; from the top can be seen parts of Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. The town and liberty consists of about 90 houses. The hamlets of Codington, Fritchley, Wheatcroft, Edge-Moor, Wessington and Tansley are in the parish. CROMFORD Hamlet in the parish of Wirksworth (Deanery of Ashbourne), called Crunford in Domesday. 'It lies low, surrounded by the beauties of nature, and enlivened by the busy hum of human labour'. Soon after Sir Richard Arkwright purchased the Manor of Cromford in 1789 '... the population began to increase, owing to the extensive cotton mills.' 'At present about 1200 hands are employed' at two mills 'making cotton into thread. Adjoining this is a paper manufactory, employing about 40 people' ... The 1801 returns showed 1115 inhabitants, with 208 houses, but 'the increase in both has been considerable since that period'. 'At a little distance from the village is the Chapel; a small' ... 'neat structure of reddish hewn stone' ... Cromford,
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information CROXHALL Crocheshalle in Domesday. 'A small village on the borders of Leicestershire'. In the Deanery of Repington. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. John the Baptist (the 'value in the king's books is five pounds' - it formerly belonged to the Priory of Repton); the king is the patron. Note: Davies also recounts how part of the Curzon family lived at Croxhall. CUBLEY 'In Domesday it is said "there is now at Cobelie a priest and a church, and one mill of twelve pence, and eight acres of meadow". In Deanery of Castillar. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Andrew; patron - the Earl of Chesterfield. 'The number of houses in the liberty of Cubley is thought to be about 80'. CURBAR See Baslow |
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