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DALBURY 'Called by the Norman surveyors Dellingeberie, and Delbebi is not a very extensive parish. In Deanery of Castillar. Living a rectory; church dedicated to All-saints (formerly belonged to the priory at Trentham); patron - __ Cotton, Esq. DALE ABBEY 'was a religious house of the Premonstratensian Order. 'Founded in the year 1204; and surrendered 8 October 1539 by John Staunton, the last abbot, and thirteen monks'. The site of Dale Abbey was supposed to have been occupied by a hermit and was then known as Depedale. 'The church belonging to Dale Abbey (All Saints) was, according to tradition, a very grand structure ... Hardly any of it is left standing, except the arch of the East window ... The chapel, built by the godmother of Serlo de Grendon, still remains standing at a little distance from the abbey ruins, and divine service is yet regularly performed in it'. Some of the abbey buildings 'which yet remain have been converted into dwelling houses and barns. Some of the windows of these houses contain painted glass with inscriptions'. In the Deanery of Derby. DARLEY Dereleie in Domesday. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Helen; living a rectory under the Dean of Lincoln. Ancient church and churchyard contain several equally ancient monuments - including one to John of Darley ('a Knight Templar') and the Rowsley family. One of the oldest and largest yew trees stands in the churchyard. 'The whole parish contained about 400 houses when the last ascertainment was made; but their number has increased ... because of the erection of a cotton mill belonging to the Messrs. Dakeynes'. 'The village is small and pleasantly situated'. Snitterton Hall, 'formerly the property of the Sacheverels' is to the west of the village.  Darley -
Kellys 1891 DirectorySt. Helen's
Church, Darley DaleDERLEY or DARLEY (Darley Abbey) 'is a populous hamlet, situated on the West bank of the Derwent, about one mile from Derby. Its population has increased considerably, within late years owing to the erection of cotton and paper mills, belonging to the Messrs. Evans'. In the Deanery of Derby Darley Abbey 'was given up to the king' [Henry VIII] on 22 October 1539 'by the abbot and thirteen monks'. Parts were sold in 1540 or given, by Queen Mary, to the baliffs and burgesses of Derby. 'Some of the principal buildings were destroyed after the sale notice'. 'Near Darley ... is Darley Hall, the seat of __ Holden Esq.'. 'A little to the north of Darley ... stands the mansion of __ Evans Esq. proprietor of the adjacent mills'. DENBY The parish is a single hamlet. 'This village is large, containing about 160 dwellings.' Living a curacy; church dedicated to St. Mary ('its clear value is £9'). In Deanery of Castillar. 'Denby appears to have been a place of some importance about the commencement of the fourteenth century' ... 'The inhabitants are chiefly supported by working in the collieries, and the manufacture of stockings'. DERWENT Chapelry belonging to Hathersage (in the Archdeaconry of Derby). The 'liberty contains about 30 houses.' DETHICK Small chapelry in parish of Ashover (in the Deanery of Chesterfield). The seat of the Babington family for a long period (Anthony Babington and The Babington Plot, a conspiracy 'against the life of Queen Elizabeth'). One of the houses 'is thought to be made up of part of the original seat of the Babington family'. [Note: The Queen was Elizabeth I: Anthony Babington who lived 1561-86, John Ballard and others plotted to replace Elizabeth with Mary Queen of Scots. The plotters, and later Queen Mary, were all executed] Dethick,
Lea and Holloway - Kellys 1891 DirectoryDINTING See Glossop DONISTHORP Is 'situated partly in Derbyshire and partly in Leicestershire. The number of houses in the former is about 20: they belong to the different neighbouring parishes'. In the Deanery of Repington. DORE Chapelry in the parish of Dronfield (in the Deanery of Chesterfield). See Dronfield. DOVERIDGE In Deanery of Castillar. 'Dovebridge, or, as it is in Domesday, Dubrige, had, at the time of the Norman survey, a church and a priest. Held by Edwine, the last Earl of Mercia at the time of the Conquest. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Cuthbert (was given by Henry Earl Ferrers to the priory at Tutbury); patron - The Duke of Devonshire. 'At Doveridge is the seat of Sir Henry Cavendish.' 'Eaton Hall ... now in ruins ...'was where Sir Thomas Milward, Chief Justice of Chester lived' (at the time of Charles I). DRAKELOW (Drachelawe) Hamlet in the parish of Gresley in the Deanery of Repington. [see Gresley]. The seat of Sir Nigel Bowyer Gresley. The pedigree is traced back to ancient times - from Malahulicius (brother an ancestor of Wm the Conqueror). From him descended Roger de Toemi, standard bearer of Normandy - sons Robert and Nigel accompanied the Conqueror to England. It is uncertain when family assumed name Gresley - supposedly prior to 1200, when William de Gresley held the manor of Drakelow. DRAYCOT A hamlet in the parish of Sawley. See Sawley. DRONFIELD Dranefeld 'is a small but neat town, pleasantly situated in a valley, and is the residence of many respectable inhabitants'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. John the Baptist ('a handsome building, 132 feet in length'). 'Henry Fenshaw, Esq. a native of the town ... founded a free-grammar-school here in the time of Queen Elizabeth [in 1579]. The number of houses in the parish is about 245, and of inhabitants 1190'. 'In this parish are the chapelries of Dore and Holmesfield and the hamlets of Hilltop, Stubley, Woodhouse, Cowley, Totley, Unstone, Cole-Aston and Little-Barlow. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryDUCKMANTON See Sutton-in-the Dale [Sutton-cum-Duckmanton] DUFFIELD Duuelle in Domesday. In former times it was a place of great consequence - the residence of the Ferrers, Earls of Derby. There was a castle, destroyed late 13th/early 14th century. 'Not a stone remains'. A very extensive parish in the Deanery of Derby, containing the chapelries of Heage, Belper, Holbrooke and Turnditch; and the hamlets of Makeney, Millford, Windley, Shottle and Postern. Church dedicated to St. Alkmund (formerly belonged to college of Newark in Leicestershire) is a little outside the village. The Unitarians, the General Baptists and the Methodists have places of worship here. 'Duffield is a place of no trade; its population is chiefly made up of that class of society which is termed the middle'. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryDUNSTONE Part of the parish of Chesterfield. See Chesterfield. |
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EALASTON 'Edolveston, supposed to be Duluestune of Domesday'. Small parish of 40 houses. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. James; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. In Deanery of Ashbourne. ECKINGTON At Domesday at Echintone there was a priest, but no church. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. 'The township of Eckington contains nearly 200 houses.' The parish includes the chapelry of Killamarsh (Chinewoldmarese) and the hamlets of Renishaw, Trowey, Ridgeway and Mosborough 'containing altogether about 621 houses'. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryEDALE 'Aidele is a chapelry under Castleton (in the Archdeaconry of Derby); it is dedicated to the Holy Trinity; and the hamlet and liberty contain about 70 houses'. Quoting from Mr Bray "The dale is wide and fertile, and better cultivated than most other regions in the Peak: the bottom is enlivened by a little rivulet ... and aids ... the operations of a cotton factory ... The grounds of the Woodlands mostly belongs to the Duke of Devonshire, by whose direction the plough has been introduced, and many acres brought into cultivation". EDENSOR (Ednesoure). Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Peter; patron - the Duke of Devonshire. Archdeaconry of Derby. The church contains the tomb of the first Duke of Devonshire [d.1625], his elder brother Henry Cavendish [d.1616] and a domestic servant of Mary Queen of Scots called John Beton [d. at Chatsworth 1570]. A 'small village near Chatsworth, containing together with its liberty, about ninety houses'. [Note: In 1839 the village was moved to its present site, as the 6th Duke of Devonshire wished it to be out of sight of Chatsworth.]  View
a Magic Lantern Slide of EdensorEDLASTON See Ealaston. EGGINGTON In Deanery of Castillar. 'At the time of the Norman survey there were at Eghintune, " a priest and a church, and one mill of five shillings and six farmers, paying fourteen shillings and four-pence". The parish is not extensive and the village, though small, is pleasant'. ELDON HOLE See Peak Forest. ELMTON 'At the time of the Norman survey there were at Helmetune a church and a priest'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Peter. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. The parish 'together with the hamlet of Creswell, contains about 60 houses'. Jedediah Buxton, a man of 'singular memory and powers of calculation' was born here in 1707. ELTON Chapelry in the parish of Youlgrave (in the Archdeaconry of Derby). ELVASTON In the Deanery of Derby. At Domesday there were " in Aelwoldestune (Alvaston) and Emboldestune (Ambaston) Torulfestune and Thulston and Alewoldestune (Alveston) a priest and a church; one mill of twelve shillings, and one smith, and fifty-two acres of meadow, and an equal quantity of coppice wood.' By mutual agreement, the inhabitants of Elvaston and Ockbrook were required to brew four ales at their own cost (Note: seemingly every adult of Ockbrook paying one penny). The inhabitants of Elvaston, Thurlaston and Ambaston shall recieve the profits ... to the use of the church at Elvaston. Ockbrook inhabitants shall supply the parish priest with timber. 'Walter Blunt, who was raised by Edward IV [reigned 1461-1483] to the dignity of Baron of Mountjoy', was born at Elvaston. He and many of his descendants 'was eminent for learning'. Estate passed to the Poles of Radburne some time before reign of Henry VIII [before 1509]. 'Elvaston is the seat of Stanhope, Earl of Harrington, and has long been the residence of that family'. [Please note that, although there is a very full description of Elvaston Hall, it is not included on these pages.] ETWALL - 'at Etewelle, in the Conquerer's time, a priest and a church'. Sir John Port, who endowed Repton School, lived here and, about 1557, 'he left lands for the erection and endowment of a hospital'. At Etwall is the seat of Rowland Cotton, Esq. 'The parish of Etwall contains the hamlets of Burnaston (Bernulfstune), and Barrowcoat (Beruerdescote)'. In Deanery of Castillar. EYAM A small village and parish, containing about 110 houses and 930 inhabitants. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Helen. The parish contains the hamlets of Fowlow, Grindlow and Grindleford, containing, together with the Woodlands, about 112 houses. 'About 140 years ago, Eyam was greatly depopulated by the plague: it appears in the register that, between the seventh of September 1665 and the beginning of September 1666, there were 260 burials'. [Please note that the full story of this tragedy is not recorded here] 'In the lead mines at Eyam Edge the percussions of the earthquake which destroyed Lisbon on 1 November 1755 were very distinctly felt. ... Several shocks were felt by the miners'. There
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FAIRFIELD Chapelry in the parish of Hope (in the Archdeaconry of Derby). Church dedicated to St. Peter. 'The village is straggling and small; containing no more than 63 houses and about 280 inhabitants'. FENNY BENTLEY Benedlege in Domesday. Parish of about 30 houses and 140 inhabitants. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen; patron - the Dean of Lincoln. In Deanery of Ashbourne. The church 'contains several monuments to the Beresfords.' Thomas Beresford Esq. is buried in the chancel - 'it appears that he died in 1473'. FERNILEE A township in the parish of Hope. See Hope. FINDERN and LITTLE-OVER At Domesday there were three berewicks: Parua Ufre (Little-over), Findre (Findern) and Potlac (Potlock), 'but now there are only two'. In the Deanery of Derby. Chapel a donative curacy, connected with that of Mickleover. The Presbyterians also have a place of worship. FLAGG 'The villages of Flagg, Blackwall, Cowdale and Staden, contain altogether about 50 houses, and 240 inhabitants'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. FOOLOW See Fowlow and Eyam. FOREMARK Deanery of Repington. Forenewerche includes p. of Ingleby or Englebi which contains about 30 houses. Seat of Sir F. Burdett, Bart. - Foremark Hall. A quarter of a mile from Foremark there is 'a singular rocky bank' containing 'excavations' and a doorway rudely fashioned out of the rock'.. given the name of 'Anchor Church' where an Anchorite is supposed to have resided. FOSTON Liberty in parish of Scrapton (in the Deanery of Derby). Supposedly Farulueston of Domesday. FOWLOW Hamlet in the parish of Eyam and Archdeaconry of Derby. See Eyam. FRITCHLEY See Crich. FROGGAT See Baslow. |
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GAMESBY See Charlesworth. GLAPWELL 'Anciently Glapewelle'. Hamlet in the parish of Bolsover (in the Deanery of Chesterfield) containing about 20 houses. The seat of Sir Brabazon Hallows, Esq. GLOSSOP 'is a parish which comprehends a large tract of country in the north-west extremity of the High Peak. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. 'The village [of Glossop itself] is small ... The inhabitants are principally employed in spinning and weaving cotton; several factories being established in the adjacent parts'. Church dedicated to All-Saints ('ancient building'); patron - the Duke of Norfolk. 'Within it is a tablet' inscribed to 'Joseph Hague Esq. of Park-Hall, near Hayfield, 'who acquired considerable property by persevering industry; and bequeathed the annual interest of £1000 for ever towards clothing 24 poor men and women out of 8 townships of Glossop Dale'. The parish of Glossop is the most northerly in the county of Derby. [Note: though not mentioned by Davies, according to the Lysons the parish of Glossop's population increased from 8,873 to 10,797 between 1801 and 1811. The parish was made up of the township of Glossop, 'including the vills or hamlets of Hadfield, Padfield, Whitfield, Chunall, Dinting, Simondley and Charlesworth' as well as 'the parochial chapelries of Hayfield and Mellor.'] GRATTON A hamlet in the parish of Youlgrave. See Youlgrave. GREAT-HAMLET See Hayfield. GREAT HUCKLOW A township in the parish of Hope. See Hope. GREAT LONGSTONE Langesdune - 'a chapelry [in the parish of Bakewell] containing about 80 houses' in the Archdeaconry of Derby. Church dedicated to St. Giles. 'Little Longstone, an adjoining hamlet, contains about 25 houses'. GREAT ROWSLEY A hamlet in the parish of Bakewell (Archdeaconry of Derby), containing about 30 houses. The inhabitants 'derive their support chiefly from agriculture'. Rowsley
- Kellys 1891 Directory GRESLEY 'An extensive parish, containing the hamlets of Church Gresley, Castle Gresley, Swadlincoat (Siuardingescote), Linton (Linctune), and Drakelow (Drachelawe)'. In the Deanery of Repington. Living a donative curacy ('its clear value is £6'); church dedicated to St Mary and St George. Note: In the church there is a monument Sir Thomas Gresley and another to the Alleynes. GRINDLEFORD Hamlet in the parish of Eyam and Archdeaconry of Derby. See Eyam. GRINDLOW Hamlet in the parish of Eyam and Archdeaconry of Derby. See Eyam. |
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HADDON HALL See Bakewell HADFIELD See Glossop HARTINGTON 'In Domesday called Hortedune, is a large parish, extending nearly twelve miles, along the western boundary of Derbyshire, and comprehending all that tract of land which lies between the manors of Buxton and Thorpe. It is divided into the Hartington town quarter, the Lower quarter, the Middle quarter and the Upper quarter, altogether containing about three hundred and forty houses. The village itself contains about 370 inhabitants'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Giles (formerly belonged to Domus Minress in London); patron - the Duke of Devonshire. In Deanery of Ashbourne. 'There was, in former times, a castle' ... 'There are several traditions handed down respecting battles in this neighbourhood' ... Newhaven. 'About three miles to the East of Hartington' ... 'where the Duke of Devonshire has erected a large, handsome and commodious inn...' 'The country around this place is very bleak' ... 'Several hundred acres are now in cultivation.' ... 'There is an annual fair held here for the sale of horses, cattle, sheep &c.' ... At a little distance ... is a lead mine, not now worked'. Beresford Hall is 'on the Staffordshire side of the river' Dove. 'In Mr Cotton's time' the grounds 'were kept in excellent order'. 'In one of the rocks which hang over the river is a small cavity' ... 'in which Mr. Cotton is said to have eluded the pursuits of the officers of the justice, after some offence of which he had been guilty'. HARTSHORN Heortshorne. In the Deanery of Repington. Living a rectory; church dedicated to St Peter. HASLAND Part of the parish of Chesterfield. See Chesterfield. HASSOP A hamlet in the parish of Bakewell (in the Archdeaconry of Derby), formerly belonged to the Foljambs. 'It is at present the seat of Francis Eyre Esq. ... The present possessor has a very large collection of exotic plants in his greenhouses; and has continued the plantations carried on by his father'. HATHERSAGE Hereseige, ' a small village situated at the foot of a very lofty and extensive hill, contains about 100 houses.' 'The houses are scattered over an extensive piece of ground. The church stands on an eminence at the north end of the village' ... 'In the chancel of the church are several monuments of an ancient date, belonging to the family of the Eyres who came from Highlow in the parish of Hope'. A brass tablet bears the an inscription to Robert Eyre, armiger [Esquire] died 21 May 1459 and Joahne his wife died 9 May 1464. There is another to Radalphus Eyre and his wife Elizabeth of Offerton who died in 1493. 'It is handed down by tradition that Little John, the companion and coadjutor of Robin Hood lies buried in this churchyard'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Michael; Patron - the Duke of Devonshire. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. 'There are several Roman Catholics in this village and neighbourhood, who assemble at a very neat chapel at the western extremity of the village. This place of worship was erected about 150 years ago, but since that time it has often been the object of popular fury, and the inside destroyed by overheated zeal of Protestant bigots' The congregation consists of about 70 individuals and a priest, who lives in a large and handsome house adjoining the chapel'. HATTON (Hattune) Hamlet in the parish of Marston-on-Dove (Deanery of Castillar), together with Hilton (Hiltune) and Horne. HAULT-HUCKNALL 'This parish includes the hamlets of Rowthorn (Rugetorn), Stanesby (Steinesbi), Astwood, Arstaff and Hardwick; containing altogether about 100 houses'. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a vicarage (in former times belonged to the priory of Newstead, in Nottinghamshire); patron - the Duke of Devonshire. Church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, contains a slab in memory of Thomas Hobbes, born Malmesbury in 1588, educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford. Tutor to the son of the Duke of Devonshire (1608) and then mathematical tutor to the Prince of Wales (1643). Returned to the Devonshire family and died at Hardwick in 1679. 'He was well known at home and abroad for his learning' and wrote several books. The Gentleman's
Magazine LibraryHAYFIELD 'Hetfelt is a long, straggling village in the parish of Glossop ... The inhabitants are chiefly clothiers, but several are supported by the manufacture of cotton'. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. [Note: though not mentioned by Davies, according to the Lysons the chapelry of Hayfield contained the townships of Chinley, Bugsworth and Brownside as well as Great-Hamlet, Phoside and Kinder. Also part of Thornsett, the remainder being in the chapelry of Mellor] HEAGE Chapelry in the parish of Duffield (in the Deanery of Derby). A 'small straggling village containing, together with the whole liberty, about 200 houses. The clear value of the established chapel there is £10'. HEANOR Parish contains the hamlets of Codnor, Loscoe, Langley, Milnhay and Shipley. There was a church at Hainoure at Domesday. In the reign of Henry II there was also a chapel belonging to the parish of St. Mary, Derby. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage; patron - the King. Shipley was formerly the seat of the Vavasours and afterwards the Strelleys. Edward Miller Mundy, Esq. is the present possessor - has represented the county in several parliaments. (Also see Codnor) HEATH Whole parish contains about 64 houses. In the Deanery of Chesterfield. Living a vicarage; church is dedicated to All-Saints (it formerly belonged to Croxton Abbey). Manor of Heath presented by Robert Ferrers, Earl of Derby, to the monastery of Grendon, Leicestershire but 'now belongs, together with the patronage of the church, to the Duke of Devonshire'. HIGHAM See Shirland. HIGHLOW A township in the parish of Hope. See Hope. HILL SOMERSAL Hamlet belonging to the parish of Sudbury (Deanery of Castillar); contains 'about 20 houses'. HILLTOP A hamlet in the parish of Dronfield and Deanery of Chesterfield. See Dronfield. HOGNASTON Ochnauestun in Domesday - village of 'about 55 houses, whose inhabitants are chiefly supported by agriculture.' In Deanery of Ashbourne. Living a rectory; church 'not in charge'; patron - the King. HOLBROOKE Chapelry in the parish of Duffield in the Deanery of Derby; chapel built by Mr. Bradshaw 'some years ago'. Holebroc in Domesday. HOLLINGTON (Holintune) A hamlet in the parish of Longford. In Deanery of Castillar. HOLLOWAY See Lea. Dethick,
Lea and Holloway - Kellys 1891 DirectoryHOLMESFIELD Chapelry in the parish of Dronfield (in the Deanery of Chesterfield). See Dronfield. HOPE A small village, ... situated on the banks of the Derwent' ... 'is mentioned in Domesday 'as having a priest and a church in the time of Edward the Confessor'. ...'The moors of Hope parish afford an extraordinary instance of the preservation of human bodies interred in them'. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Peter; patrons - the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield. In the Archdeaconry of Derby. [Note: although Davies does not list them, the Lysons record the following townships under the parish of Hope: Abney, Aston, Fernilee, Highlow, Great Hucklow, Little Hucklow, Offerton, Shatton, Stoke, Thornhill, Thornton.] HOPEWELL A hamlet in the parish of Sawley. See Sawley. HOPTON Opetune in Domesday. Small hamlet in the parish of Wirksworth (Deanery of Ashbourne) 'consisting but of a small number of houses. This hamlet is planted in the bottom of a deep valley ... guarded by lofty rocks under whose projection the cottagers have built their crouching dwellings'. The seat of Philip Gell Esq, MP for Malmesbury. HORNE Hamlet in the parish of Marston-on-Dove (Deanery of Castillar), together with Hatton (Hattune) and Horne. HORSLEY Horsilie contains the hamlets of Horsley-Woodhouse and Kilburne. A castle, called Horsetan or Harestan was built early 13 century. 'A small part of the ruins are still visible'. In the Deanery of Derby. Living a vicarage; church dedicated to St. Clement; patron - the Earl of Chesterfield. Church given by Hugh de Burun to the monks of Lenton (Nottinghamshire); there was a church here before King John [i.e. before 1199]. HORSLEY-WOODHOUSE Hamlet in the parish of Horsley in the Deanery of Derby. HULLAND See Ashbourne. |
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