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Etwall
Etwall is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, southwest of Derby on the A50 road, A50. The population at the 2011 Census was 2,906. Geography Etwall is located between the A516 road, A516 bypass and the A50 road, A50 in south Derbyshire. The A516 draws heavy traffic heading for the M1 motorway, M1 north. The village has its own public library, several schools including a state pre-school, state primary, an independent day school and the large secondary school, John Port Spencer Academy. The St Helen's Church, Etwall, parish church is St Helen's. A war memorial is located in the shadow of a memorial tree which was planted in the 1800s. There is also a Buddhist centre at Ashe Hall established by Kelsang Gyatso. Some of the inhabitants work at the Toyota car factory which is located east of the village. The part of the village that is closely adjacent to the A50, and the Toyota Car factory, is separately named as Etwall Common. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Etwall
Etwall is a civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 16 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Etwall and the surrounding area, and all the listed buildings are in the village. Most of them are houses and associated structures, and the others include a church, a group of almshouses and its gateway, a public house, and a well head. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Etwall Lists of listed buildings in Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Port Spencer Academy
John Port Spencer Academy, formerly known as John Port School, is an Academy (English school), academy and secondary school in the village of Etwall, Derbyshire, England.John Port site Retrieved 16 May 2009 Admissions The Academy is the largest secondary school in Derbyshire, and one of the largest nationally, with approximately 2100 students enrolled. It is a mixed-sex education, mixed gender school, with student ages ranging between 11 and 18, including sixth form students between 16 and 18. There are approximately 141 full-time and temporary members of the teaching staff. The current acting head-teacher is Alison Vann.History The school sits on the site of a demolished country manor, Etwall Hall, traditionally of the Port family who were the wealthy landowners/farmers of the par ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Helen's Church, Etwall
St Helen's Church, Etwall is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Etwall, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the 12th century with elements from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. The church was restored between 1881 and 1882 by Frederick Josias Robinson of Derby. The plastered ceiling was taken down. The stone walls and columns were stripped of their plaster. The chancel arch was cut through, and the square pews were replaced with open pitch pine seating. Minton tiles were laid throughout and central heating installed. A new pulpit was provided by C.E. Newton of Mickleover Manor. It was made by Walker and Slater of Derby with alabaster slabs found in the floor of the church, with columns and medallions of red royal marble. The contractor for the general work was Robert Young of Lincoln. It reopened on 2 February 1882 Organ The organ was by W Hawkins of Walsall Wood and installed in 1976. A specification of the organ can be found on the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Port (died 1557)
Sir John Port (before 1510 – 6 June 1557) was an English people, English landed gentry, landowner and Order of the Bath, Knight of the Order of the Bath who served occasionally in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons. He was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests, High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1554. By his will, he founded Repton School and almshouses at Etwall. He also owned Caverswall Castle from 1531 after acquiring it through marriage to Elizabeth. The John Port Spencer Academy at Etwall is named after him. Early life Port’s ancestors were from Chester. He was the only son of John Port (judge), Sir John Port (died 1540), a judge, by Jane Fitzherbert (died about 1520), the widow of John Pole of Radbourne, Derbyshire, Radbourne, and daughter and heiress of John Fitzherbert (died 1502) of Etwall, Queen's Remembrancer, King’s Remembrancer of the Exchequer. His great-grandfather, Henry Port, was described as a merchant. A Worshipful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repton School
Repton School is a 13–18 co-educational, private, boarding and day school in the public school tradition, in Repton, Derbyshire, England. Sir John Port of Etwall, on his death in 1557, left funds to create a grammar school which was then established at the Repton Priory. For its first 400 years, the school accepted only boys; girls were admitted from the 1970s, and the school was fully co-educational by the 1990s. Notable alumni, also known as "Old Reptonians", include C. B. Fry, Harold Abrahams, Christopher Isherwood, Jeremy Clarkson, Andy Wilman, Roald Dahl, Adrian Newey and Archbishop Lord Ramsey of Canterbury. History The school was founded by a 1557 legacy in the will of Sir John Port of Etwall, leaving funds for a grammar school at Etwall or Repton, conditional on the students praying daily for the souls of his family: Through this private endowment, Repton School was set up as a charity, with early boarding pupils coming from Repton and the neigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Port (judge)
Sir John Port (c.1472 – c. 14 March 1540), judge, was the son of Henry Port of Chester. He was involved in the trials of Thomas More, Sir Thomas More, John Fisher and Anne Boleyn. Family John Port was born about 1472 at Chester, where his ancestors had been merchants for some generations. His father, Henry Port, was a sheriff of Chester in 1471-2 then mayor of Chester in 1486-7,British History Online: Mayors and Sheriffs of Chester accessed May 2018. and his mother, Anne Barrow, was the daughter of Robert Barrow, also a sheriff of Chester in 1488-9 and 1506-7 then mayor of Chester in 1526-7. Career By 1495 Port had settled at Etwall in Derbyshire as a result of his marriage to the daughter of John Fitzherbert (d.1502).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A516 Road
The A516 road is a road in Derbyshire that runs from the A50 road, A50 Junction 5, to the A601 road, A601 in Derby. The road is used mostly for traffic flowing from the A50 road, A50 to the A38 road, A38. Route The road begins as Derby Road in Hilton, Derbyshire, Hilton, South Derbyshire, at a junction with the A50 The former route through Hilton is now the A5132 road, A5132. The trunk road bypasses Etwall crossing the former GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension which is now a cycle route (Route 54), finishing at a roundabout; the £2.6m bypass opened in February 1992. At the roundabout on the left is the large Seven Wells pub. The road passes the Total S.A., TOTAL Etwall Road Service Station on the right and climbs a hill. Approaching Mickleover, it becomes a dual-carriageway. Passing the Mickleover Court Hotel, the road enters the Derby, City of Derby. The road used to pass through Mickleover, which is now the B5020 road, B5020. The £5.2m Mickleover bypass opened on 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A50 Road
The A50 is a major trunk road in England between Warrington and Leicester; historically it was also a major route from London to Leicester. Route The current A50 runs south-east from Warrington via Junction 20 of the M6 motorway, M6, Knutsford, Holmes Chapel, Kidsgrove and Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke on Trent to Junction 24 of the M1 motorway, M1 near Kegworth, via Derby's southern Bypass route, bypass. From there it is concurrent with the M1 until Junction 22, where it runs into the City of Leicester. The section from junctions 24a (in Lockington-Hemington) and 24 (in Kegworth) of the M1 is the former A6, and has not been widened. It has only three lanes westbound from junction 24a. The Stoke-and-Derby section was originally intended to be part of an M64 motorway but this project was cancelled in the 1970s. Proposed development In November 2013 it was reported that funding would be being made available for improvements to the section around Uttoxeter, with work starting no l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Hunt
Miles Stephen Hunt (born 29 July 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He fronts the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff. Early life His father was a union official for the TGWU. In the 1970s, his father was based at Derby, and they lived in Etwall, Derbyshire, for four years, with Hunt attending the Etwall Junior School and his brother attending the John Port School. Career Hunt's first band (in which he played drums) was called From Eden, and featured future members of another successful Stourbridge group, Pop Will Eat Itself. After leaving this band he formed The Wonder Stuff and was their lead singer and principal songwriter until their split in 1994. He briefly presented ''120 Minutes'' on MTV Europe until mid '95, when he formed a new band Vent 414 who failed to match the success of his former band. He toured as a solo performer for a time until he reformed The Wonder Stuff in 2000. The band continue to tour. He also co-wrote and sang the theme tune to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Derbyshire
South Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district covers the towns of Melbourne, Derbyshire, Melbourne and Swadlincote as well as numerous villages and hamlets such as Hilton, Derbyshire, Hilton, Hatton, Derbyshire, Hatton, Etwall, Aston-on-Trent, Repton, Weston-on-Trent and Willington, Derbyshire, Willington. About a third of the National Forest, England, National Forest lies within the district. The neighbouring districts are Derbyshire Dales, Amber Valley, Derby, Borough of Erewash, Erewash, North West Leicestershire, Lichfield District, Lichfield and East Staffordshire. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time: *Repton Rural District *South East Derbyshire Rural District (part south of the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent, rest went to Erewash) *Swadlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Derbyshire
This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England, divided by district. There are 274 civil parishes. Amber Valley Part of the former Alfreton Urban District is unparished. Bolsover District, Bolsover The whole of the district is parished. Borough of Chesterfield, Chesterfield The former Municipal Borough of Chesterfield, Chesterfield Municipal Borough is unparished. * Brimington * Staveley, Derbyshire, Staveley (town) Derby The former County Borough of Derby, Derby County Borough is unparished. Derbyshire Dales The whole of the district is parished. Borough of Erewash, Erewash The former Municipal Borough of Ilkeston, Ilkeston Municipal Borough and part of the former Long Eaton Urban District are unparished. High Peak, Derbyshire, High Peak The former Municipal Borough of Buxton, Buxton Municipal Borough and Municipal Borough of Glossop, Glossop Municipal Borough are unparished. North East Derbyshire The whole of the district i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby
Derby ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is (). The Romans established the town of Derventio Coritanorum, Derventio, which was later captured by the Anglo-Saxons and then by the Vikings who made one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era and was home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory and it contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the Rail transport in Great Britain, British rail industry. Despite having a Derby Cathedral, cathedral since 1927, Derby did not gain City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
