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Lea Hurst
Dethick , Lea and Holloway is a civil parish (and, since 1899, an ecclesiastical parish), in the Amber Valley borough of the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 1,027. It is located in central Derbyshire, south east of Matlock, and, as its name suggests, contains the three main settlements – Dethick, Lea and Holloway, as well as the younger village of Lea Bridge. The area's most notable family is the Nightingales, who were substantial landowners in the area and spent the summers there. Florence Nightingale stayed at Lea Hurst, and, during the 1880s, nursed her mother and rendered charitable work in the communities of Lea, Holloway and nearby Whatstandwell. Holloway The largest of the settlements that compose this civil parish is Holloway, at grid reference SK326562. Holloway has a village shop serving the parish, called 'Mayfield Stores'. Additionally, it is home to a doctor's surgery, a Methodist chapel, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district with borough status in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. Its council is based in Ripley. The district covers a semi-rural area lying to the north of the city of Derby. The district contains four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some extent influenced by engineering, distribution and manufacturing, holding for instance the headquarters and production site of Thorntons confectionery. The House of Commons constituency of Amber Valley is of smaller scope. The village of Crich and other parts of the district were the setting for ITV drama series '' Peak Practice''. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of nine districts within Derbyshire. The new district covered the area of five former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: * Alfreton Urban District * Belper Rural District * Belper Urban District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Fitzhubert
Ralph Fitzhubert (1045 - 1086) was a Norman who after the 1066 Norman conquest was awarded extensive lands in England. Lands In the Domesday Book of 1086 AD, FitzHubert is listed amongst the Derbyshire Domesday Book tenants-in-chief as owning lands in: Ashover, Ballidon, Bamford, Barlborough, Barrow-upon-Trent, Beighton, Boulton, Clifton, Clowne, Crich, Duckmanton and Long Duckmanton, Eckington, Egstow, Harthill, Hathersage, Ingleby, Kirk Langley, Lea, Middle, Nether and West Handley, Mosborough, Nether and Upper Hurst, Newton, Offerton, Ogston, Palterton, Pentrich, Ripley, Scarcliffe, Shuckstone, Stoney Middleton, Stretton, Tansley, Tunstall, Ufton, Werredune, Wessington, Whitwell, Willington, and Wirksworth Wirksworth is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Its population was 4,902 in the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census.Area E04002820 (Wirksworth parish) in Table PP002 - Sex, from Wirk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hathersage
Hathersage ( ) is a village and civil parish in the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. It lies slightly to the north of the River Derwent, approximately south-west of Sheffield. Toponymy The origin of its name is disputed, although it is generally accepted that the second half derives from the Old English word ''ecg'' meaning "edge". In 1086, it was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Hereseige'' and, around 1220, as ''Hauersegg''. History Pre-history Mesolithic microliths have been found below Stanage Edge, indicating ancient occupation of the area. In the Outseats area, there is evidence of Bronze Age field system, settlement and burial cairn at Dennis Knoll. Close to a now recumbent 2.3m high boundary marker on Bamford Moor is an embanked stone circle or possibly a ring cairn between 11m and 10m diameter. Roman period There are remains of a Romano-British settlement, possibly a farmstead at a location known as the Warren in the Outseats area. Finds from this si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wirksworth
Wirksworth is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Its population was 4,902 in the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census.Area E04002820 (Wirksworth parish) in Table PP002 - Sex, from Wirksworth contains the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted a market charter by Edward I of England, Edward I in 1306 and still holds a market on Tuesdays in the Memorial Gardens. The parish church of St Mary's Church, Wirksworth, St Mary's is thought to date from 653. The town developed as a centre for Derbyshire lead mining history, lead mining and stone quarrying. Many lead mines were owned by the Gell family of nearby Hopton Hall. Name The name was recorded as ''Werchesworde'' in the Domesday Book of 1086 A.D. Outlying farms (berewicks) were Cromford, Middleton, Hopton, Derbyshire, Hopton, Wellesdene [sic], Carsington, Kirk Ireton and Callow, Derbyshire, Callow. It gave its name to the earlier Wirksworth wapentake or hundre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoney Middleton
Stoney Middleton is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It is in the White Peak area of the Peak District southeast of Eyam and northwest of Calver, on the A623 road at the foot of the limestone valley of Middleton Dale. The population at the 2011 Census was 470. History The village is thought to be a Roman settlement, perhaps based on lead mining, but there is currently no archaeological evidence to prove this. A 19th-century bathhouse over a hot spring is known locally as The Roman Baths, but this was built in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a spa resort. (After Stoney Middleton Youth Club cleared undergrowth in the early 1980s, the building was consolidated and made secure by local craftsmen with the aid of a grant by Peak Park). A semi-circular earth platform called "Castle Hill" overlooks the village; academic opinion varies as to what this earthwork originally was. It may have been a ringwork castle, or simply th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingleby, Derbyshire
Ingleby is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district, in Derbyshire, England, situated to the south of the River Trent on a rise between Stanton by Bridge and Repton. In 2001 the parish had a population of 85. It is the location of Anchor Church,Derby City page on the Anchor Church a small series of caves in the sandstone which were the homes of s. The word Ingleby means 'Village of the English'.Tribes of Britain, David Miles, Phoenix Books, 2006, p215 Nearby places include , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crich
Crich is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. Besides the village of Crich, the civil parish includes the nearby villages of Fritchley, Whatstandwell and Wheatcroft, Derbyshire, Wheatcroft. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 2,821, increasing to 2,898 at the 2011 census. The village is home to the National Tramway Museum and, at the summit of Crich Hill above, a memorial tower for those of the Sherwood Foresters regiment who died in battle, particularly in World War I. History In 1009 King Æthelred the Unready signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Weston-on-Trent and several other manors including Crich. The charter shows that Weston controlled the nearby crossings of the Trent. The land was listed as eight Hide (unit), hides at Weston upon Trent, and a hide at Crich, Morley, Derbyshire, Morley, Smalley, Derbyshire, Smalley, Ingleby, Derbyshire, Ingleby and Kidsley. This land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton, Derbyshire
Newton is a village in the civil parish of Blackwell, Bolsover, Blackwell, in the Bolsover (district), Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England, about a mile south of Tibshelf. Other Newtons Newton is the commonest placename in England, there being 87 in total. In the same region are: * Newton Solney, near Burton-on-Trent * Newtown, Derbyshire, near New Mills * Newton Grange, near Alsop en le Dale * Newton, Greater Manchester, near Hyde * Newton, Nottinghamshire, near East Bridgford * Sprotborough, Newton, Doncaster, in South Yorkshire. Governance Newton is one of the four villages (wards) that make up the civil parish of Blackwell – the other villages being Blackwell, Bolsover, Blackwell, Hilcote, and Westhouses. The Parish Council has twelve members across the four wards and meets monthly. The civil parish of Blackwell is part of the shire district of Bolsover. The parish is represented by two councillors on Bolsover District Council. The shire district of Bolsover i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashover
Ashover is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,905, increasing to 1,959 for the 2021 census. It sits in a valley, not far from the town of Matlock and the Peak District national park. Geography The centre of the village is a conservation area. The River Amber flows through the village. Although Ashover is a small settlement, the actual parish boundaries of the village extend for some , including the nearby settlements of Alicehead, Alton, Ashover Hay, Farhill, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Spitewinter, Stone Edge and Uppertown. The two major roads, running through the parish, are the A632 from Matlock to Chesterfield, and the A615 from Matlock to Alfreton. The area along that part of the A615 is named Doehole. Slack is a small hamlet, within the parish, which is south west of Kelstedge on the A632; nearby to ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretton, Derbyshire
Stretton is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as at the 2011 Census was 525. It is near the towns of Clay Cross and from Alfreton on the A61. The nearest waterways are the River Amber and Smithy Brook. Since 1964, Stretton has been beside Ogston Reservoir which still has the remains of a pub (Napoleon's Home) and a light railway within its depths. Stretton Handley CE (VC) Primary School, on Badger Lane, had 53 pupils on roll as at September 2024. In 2022, the school had a 100 percent pass rating on SATS. The parish includes the settlement of Woolley Moor. There was once a railway station — Stretton railway station. Stretton means "settlement on a Roman Road" (from the Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitwell, Derbyshire
Whitwell is a village in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, England. The villages lies close to the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire. The population of the civil parish (including Whitwell Common) taken at the 2021 Census was 3,721 History Although Whitwell celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in the 'Whitwell 1000' celebrations of 1989, it is much older than this celebration suggests. The earliest written references to Whitwell are from the Anglo-Saxon charters. However, many of its historical sites predate this period. Within the parish are several Iron Age burial mounds, an Iron Age fort and settlement, the remains of a Roman villa, medieval field systems, and both a Norman and Saxon church. Creswell Crags was until recently within the parish. Whitwell Old Hall is a medieval manor house. Whitwell Gap (Hwitan Wylles Geat) Anglo Saxon poets recorded King Alfred's grandson, King Edmund, conquering the 5 Boroughs from the Viking Earls in 942 AD, reaching as far as Dor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
